Emiliano Martinez played a pivotal role in Aston Villa's advancement to the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League during a penalty shootout against Lille. Despite being booked twice, once for time-wasting and again during the shootout, Martinez was not sent off due to a rule that cautions from the match do not carry over into the shootout. He made crucial saves and his actions, including dancing and shushing the crowd, sparked controversy and mixed reactions. Aston Villa now faces a potential one-match suspension for Martinez due to his conduct. The match ended Lille 1-0 Aston Villa, progressing to the semi-finals on penalties.
Emi Martinez had an eventful night last night! He believes his reputation is getting him his yellow cards! His Aston Villa team are in the UECL semi-finals and on the Road to Athens #UECL #VMSport https://t.co/xegjrj90Cy
Is there a more clutch goalkeeper in penalty shoot-outs than Emiliano Martinez? 🧤 https://t.co/WQPkv8yI03
At the previous UEFA draw, the governing body carried out a quiz for the involved clubs, including #AVFC. One of the questions was what would happen if a player got a second yellow in a penalty shootout. Step forward, Emiliano Martinez: https://t.co/eDQjvLG3uq
Emiliano Martinez dubbed 'trauma of the French' as Aston Villa star flooded with messages after penalty chaos https://t.co/05SMYsQYk9
Emi Martinez is expected to serve a one-match ban after his penalty shootout antics, despite the Aston Villa goalkeeper NOT seeing red after two yellow cards https://t.co/bwqeqc9Izs https://t.co/P2icOOxT3p
Why Emiliano Martinez was not sent off despite second yellow card in penalty shootout https://t.co/TpJIhvjrly
Emiliano Martinez avoids penalty shootout dismissal thanks to little-known rule https://t.co/3SMwhLDU6V
Emi Martinez was already hated in France after beating them in the World Cup final with Argentina. The Lille fans let him know from the first minute — was he bothered? Not one bit. @J_Tanswell witnessed a chaotic end as #AVFC advanced to the Conference League semi-final.
Emiliano Martinez set for ban with Aston Villa expecting goalkeeper to be suspended after Lille heroics https://t.co/kHkJeNiBsQ
A Thursday night in France watching Emiliano Martinez amalgamate goalkeeping genius with causing indignance. The reasons, the personality, the loathe and, most importantly, the sheer inevitable brilliance of it all. Piece on @TheAthleticFC #AVFC https://t.co/eDQjvLFvES
Why was Emi Martinez allowed to stay on the pitch for Aston Villa's Penalty shootout despite being booked twice? 🟨🟨 https://t.co/vZsfKGyEva
Martinez avoids red card, saves penalties to send Villa into semis https://t.co/nUk6cdSLC1 https://t.co/rr5t3J0ofb
Analysis | Why Emi Martinez wasn’t sent off in Aston Villa’s remarkable shootout win @MichaelHincks https://t.co/agjWbXAbsK
Emiliano Martinez posts cheeky message after Aston Villa penalty shootout antics https://t.co/iyHF6zRuiB
World Cup Hero Emi Martínez trolled upset fans in France by dancing after a game-winning penalty save https://t.co/hMDHDlsudn
King of the dark arts Emiliano Martinez said it was his destiny to be the penalty shootout hero as Aston Villa booked their spot in the semi-final of the Europa Conference League https://t.co/ZOsytr1nkn
Emi Martinez was the hero - and villain - as he was shown a second yellow card in #AVFC's penalty shootout but stayed on the pitch before going on to save the decisive spot kick against Lille. @mattpyzdrowski looks at why the Argentina goalkeeper is so good at saving penalties.
Yes, I had never heard of what the rule was regarding yellow cards in a penalty shootout. Thanks to Emiliano Martinez, though, I do now. A full explainer with IFAB laws on @TheAthleticFC now: #AVFC https://t.co/q6a9uvhQ4X
He's still public enemy No.1 in France & on Thursday night Emi Martinez had the last laugh as his dark arts helped see Aston Villa through penalty drama against Lille. ✍️|@Neil_Moxley https://t.co/ghY7Of5lco https://t.co/GSRhr4aEfc
In case of any confusion after Emi Martinez's second yellow card during the penalty shootout, IFAB rules dictate any cards from the match do NOT carry over into the shootout. https://t.co/byEkbn5JCR
EMI MARTINEZ THE WORLDS NUMBER ONE. https://t.co/qIUgqk0P38
Emi Martinez: "It’s been a hell of a ride all my career. I'm a believer and I'm a hard worker and it was my destiny to win here again. "There was no ball on the penalty spot so I was asking the ballboy for a ball. I don’t understand the rules." #AVFC
Emi Martinez. Box office. 👑 https://t.co/q4VOX9uF4m
Have you ever seen anything like that? Emi Martinez, who was booked in the first half for time-wasting, was shown a second yellow card in the penalty shootout. But why wasn't he sent off? IFAB law 10 (determining the outcome of a match) states that - 'Warnings and cautions… https://t.co/NLY9MFfViy
▪️ Two saves ▪️ Shushed the crowd ▪️ Received a second yellow during the shootout ▪️ Danced after sealing the win Emi Martínez is VIBES in shootouts 😈 https://t.co/1vI2RVXUSc
What a fabulous keeper - and an even bigger character. Emi Martinez is brilliant 🧤 https://t.co/mWZgyu0NnY
Emi Martinez makes two important saves and in the most Emi Martinez way possible dances and shushes the crowd after eliminating Lille from the UECL 😭😭 https://t.co/WBF1rWMolf
Emi Martinez's stats against Lille: Yellow cards: 2 Penalty saves: 2 Dances: 1 Shh's: 1 Winding up the crowd: 99 https://t.co/tkcgHtf0Ge
Emiliano Martinez does it again. He runs the full length of the pitch to celebrate with the Villa fans high up in the far corner. Shithousery of the highest order. Villa coaches are understandably pushing him off the pitch now. #AVFC https://t.co/gxkAm9Pcr4
Martinez pulls off his goalkeeping magic again. @astonvilla
Emi Martinez in penalty shoot-outs in France >>>> https://t.co/rmQep514Ps
EMI MARTINEZ THE BEST INT HE WORLD
Updates from the penalty shoot out #AVFC https://t.co/aRASxIpElD
MARTINEZ BOOKED for winding up the crowd again. He's already been booked. Yet he stays on... what the fuck is happening #AVFC
MARTINEZ SAVES FROM BENTALEB He then shushes the crowd. #AVFC
Emery said last week about this going to penalties, unprompted. Emiliano Martinez, for all the whistles, for all the insults, against France again.... #AVFC
Best chance of the game for Villa so far, and it's come after nearly an hour. It fell to Matty Cash though, which is less than ideal 😏 1-0 (2-2) #UECL https://t.co/BSbilLJai6
HT: Lille 1-0 #AVFC Martinez's 46 touches to Watkins' 5 tells the story. Villa have had most of the possession, but done very little with it (zero shots). The overall balance doesn't look quite right, yet Villa should get that one big chance you'd imagine (maybe a set play).
'Most hated Argentine in France' Lille fans have attempted to storm Emi Martinez's goal vs Aston Villa after his World Cup antics 😬 https://t.co/5fZcygZ6r8 https://t.co/l2wagHNGPg
Emi Martinez booked for time-wasting. Emery sarcastically claps and marches towards the fourth official. Feel it's all a bit unnecessary from #AVFC
Martinez has had most of Villa's possession and is pointing at Cash to go higher (Villa's right side in possession is practically non-existent), but Cash appears to be under instructions to hold. Like away to Ajax, the best bet may be to go long and win the second ball. #AVFC
McGinn and Konsa are talking to the referee but #AVFC struggling to get a grip on possession (similar to 1st leg). Fonseca dropping one of his CDMs into a back three system (like Emery does with Kamara), with their RB (Santos) pushing higher. It's currently pinning Villa back
10 mins in and Emery is clapping encouragement to Zaniolo after he forces play back - Zaniolo is dropping into the left back position to form a back five when Lille have possession. The whistles towards Martinez are deafening. Watch for Cash on the overlap outside McGinn. #AVFC
A few Lille supporters have tried to make a run at Emiliano Martinez but pulled back by stewards. He runs towards the Lille end, his eyes fixed - met with the sharpest whistles you’ll hear. #AVFC https://t.co/2LghLwDAOX
How good was this save from Emi Martinez? 👏 @emimartinezz1 https://t.co/E5UyLC7uJY