THE Champions League leaves more absurd action. He Villa Aston He was the protagonist of an unusual penalty, one of the stupidest ever seen in top competition. During the match against Bruges, the Draw Martinez he took a short photo from the door Tyrone Mings, who caught the ball with his hand to serve it. The referee did not hesitate and imposed the maximum penalty on Emery’s team, while the match was 0-0.
The action was most surreal. The referee awarded a goal kick in favor of Villa Aston when there had been a clear turn. He was not mistaken in what follows. He Draw Martínez placed the ball, took a short shot towards Mings – who was a little over a meter away – and he stopped the ball with his hand to take it out. The Bruges players and the public demanded a penalty and the German referee Tobias Stieler He didn’t hesitate.
The error of Mings was clear, since the Draw He drove the ball from the back of the field to the small area, stopped it and passed it to him, so the ball was already in play. In fact, everyone noticed except Aston’s central defender Villa. The players of the Belgian team put pressure on and he decided to stop the ball with his hand, causing a stupid penalty, but a penalty.
The launch allowed Witches take the lead on the scoreboard in the 51st minute, in a match that was so far 0-0. Emery’s team sought to co-lead the Champions League, after starting the competition with three consecutive victories, against young boys, he Bayern Munich and the Bologna. During this visit to Belgium, they sought to widen the gap with several big teams, taking advantage of the failures of Real Madrid or Manchester City, and to tie Liverpool with 12 points.
😱 SURREALISTIC.
The penalty awarded to Aston Villa after the error between “Dibu” Martínez and Mings.#LaCasadelFútbol #UCL pic.twitter.com/fGwHR5HQdr
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However, the game became difficult for them after the absurd penalty committed by Mings. Vanaken He was unforgiving from 11 yards. In fact, he fooled the best goalkeeper in the world, a Draw Martínez who launched himself ahead and to his right, while the shot was very centered.
Unforgivable penalty from Mings
The punishment committed by Tyrone Mings This completely disconnected the player from the match. The player indeed made a new mistake a few moments later, but without equally fatal results for his team. Emery, from the bench he did not hesitate and replaced him in the 66th minute with Pau Torres. The Basque coach had his ups and downs with the referee for the penalty, although the reality is that it was his central defender who made the mistake.
