Martinez avoids red card, saves penalties to send Villa into semis

Martinez avoids red card, saves penalties to send Villa into semis

The Straits Times - Sports·2024-04-19 06:03

LILLE, France - Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved two spot kicks and survived a bizarre red card incident as his side beat French club Lille on penalties to reach the Europa Conference League semi-finals on April 18.

A chaotic match ended 3-3 on aggregate after Lille's 2-1 victory on the night but the real drama was to come in the shoot-out with World Cup winner Martinez in the thick of it.

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