EMILIANO MARTINEZ was SENT-OFF in Aston Villa's gripping penalty shootout against Lille... but still escaped an early bath and ended up as the hero.
EMILIANO MARTINEZ was SENT-OFF in Aston Villa's gripping penalty shootout against Lille... but still escaped an early bath and ended up as the hero.
And he was shown another early in the shootout for goading fans after saving Lille's first penalty courtesy of ex-The referee brandished the red, leaving fans to wonder what happened next with no goalkeeper for the spot-kick showdown.WIPED OUTBut that didn't stop fans from being baffled, with one taking to X to say: "I need an explanation, Martinez has just been sent off for a second bookable offence in a penalty shootout then waved away and continues.
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