Martinez Mayhem: Villa Keeper's Antics in Europe
In a night of high drama, Aston Villa’s Argentine goalkeeper Emi Martinez etched his name into European folklore with a controversial yet heroic performance against Lille in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals. Despite being booked twice, Martinez stayed on the pitch and ultimately proved to be the shootout hero, saving the decisive penalty to send Villa into the semi-finals.
The incident that set tongues wagging occurred during the tense penalty shootout, which followed a pulsating 3-3 aggregate scoreline after extra time.