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Champions of Europe - Aston Villa's night of glory

Listening to Billy Connolly through headphones, Nigel Spink had no idea what was about to happen.

The 23-year-old goalkeeper had played just once for Aston Villa - more than two years previously - and had no expectation to feature in the biggest game in the club's history.

It was quiet on the bus travelling to face Bayern Munich in the 1982 European Cup final in Rotterdam, players wrapped in their own thoughts and listening to their new gifts.

"I remember everybody being in their new suits, looking great and listening to music on our new Sony Walkmans," recalls Spink.