Few others. Hello again. Welcome along to sportsday this evening. With the new Champions League Formatjust bedding in, tonights match at Villa Park is one that conjures up memories of what europes top Club Competition used to be. Its aston villas first Home Game since it was just called the European Cup, and villa had just won it. How fitting then that the team theyre up against tonight was the one they beat to lift the trophy in 1982 Bayern Munich. Players like captain dennis mortimer, nigel spink, and Goalscorer Peter Withe became heroes that night in rotterdam but now their modern counterparts take on a team that have had a blistering start to the season under new manager Vincent Kompany, and scored nine goals in theirfirst Champions League Match. So, lets head to Villa Park and speak to our correspondent nesta mcgregor. It could barely be a more significant set of circumstances tonight. Yes, sport is a funny way of throwing up these incredible narratives, doesnt it . More than four
Iran said the attack was in retaliation for israeli aggression in gaza and lebanon. This morning, iranian backed hezbollah fighters continued to launch rockets into the north of israel. Translation i would like to send my sincere condolences to the fallen in lebanon. Were in the fallen in lebanon. Were in the middle of the top floor of the middle of the top floor of the evil axis of iran which seeks to wipe us out. This will not happen because we will stand together and with gods help we will win together. We will return our hostages in the south, return our resident in the north. We will guarantee the north. We will guarantee the eternity of israel. And in the past half an hour, president biden commented on the iranian attack. I called a meeting of the g7 today. Were working on a joint statement that All Of Us agree on from japan, france, germany etc and what were doing in that regard is making it clear theres things that have to be done. And obviously iran has gone way off port were
Rockets fired from lebanon. In New York the Security Countil expressed its Alarm And Frustation at where things are headed. The Secretary General once again calling for restraint. We must never lose sight of this growing conflict is taking a toll on civilians. And we cannot look away from systematic violations of international humanitarian law. These deadly cycle of tit for Tat Violence must stop. Time is running out and i thank you. The israeli Defence Forces said 182 missiles were fired by iran. The military has acknowledged that airbases were hit the damage was largely to office buildings and maintenance areas within the Bases Nothing we are told that would unduly affect the Air Forces operations. In fact overnight, they were flying more missions over beirut overnight and today residents in twenty villages in Southern Lebanon were told to move out by the israeli forces. Heres our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamson. Israels Air Force was defending other targets when irans miss
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