Martinez saved spot-kicks from Nabil Bentaleb and Benjamin Andre to earn Villa a 4-3 shootout win.
Emiliano Martinez was the hero as Aston Villa advanced to the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League
There was plenty of his trademark gamesmanship on show as he shushed the baiting French crowd, who had not forgotten what happened in Qatar, and then caused confusion by receiving a yellow card from the referee in the middle of the shootout, having already been booked in normal time.April 18, 2024 “I always say in all my career, I owe my team-mates in those moments, even when we were watching Real Madrid last night the manager was saying we might go to penalties and in those moments I own my box.”
Martinez’s heroics rescued Villa as they were not deserving of victory, having been outplayed for the majority of the second leg in France, with goals from Yusuf Yazici and Andre overturning a 2-1 first-leg advantage.
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