Jhon Durán’s command of chaos can be Aston Villa’s secret weapon
Teammates call him ‘nuts’ but headstrong character is part of his charm as Unai Emery’s unerring world-class finisher
As Amadou Onana threw three fist pumps in the direction of the Aston Villa supporters housed in a pocket of the Wankdorf Stadium – confirmation, as if they needed it, their Champions League campaign was up and running – down the other end, a Uefa steward wielding a black umbrella made a beeline for Jhon Durán.
About 20 minutes earlier the striker had riled the home fans by jumping on the advertising hoardings and wildly celebrating before them, thinking he had put Villa 3-0 up. Young Boys supporters hurled plastic cups and other disposables towards him, before the goal was disallowed after a VAR review. As Durán sauntered towards the tunnel not long after the final whistle, a hi-vis steward moved to shelter the insanely watchable Colombian from round two.
