Announced on the departure of Aston Villa this summer, at 32, Emiliano Martinez abandoned his team at the worst time, Sunday afternoon against Manchester United, on the last day of the Premier League.
Faced with Red Devils who no longer play anything and who are mainly in the middle of a nightmare four days after the Europa League final lost against the Europa League, the Villans must absolutely prevail to Old Trafford to hope to finish in the top 5 synonymous with qualification in the Champions League. They are 6th behind Man City, Newcastle and Chelsea…
Despite the challenge, the formation of Unai Emery failed to master the game and, worse, found itself at 10 against 11 with the exclusion of “Dibu” Martinez in the additional time of the first period (45th+1). The 2022 world champion's goalkeeper made a scandalous fault on Rasmus Hojlund and left his teammates in inferiority.
Faced with a hojlund launched in depth, Martinez sprinted outside his surface and, after the Crochet of the Danish striker, was completely entered in the opposing player. Hojlund had pushed the ball on his left and might not have been able to hit the goal directly. The referee of the meeting, Mr. Bramall, directly brandished his red card.
It was Marco Asensio who was paid for this exclusion from Emiliano Martinez by giving way to goalkeeper number 2 Robin Olsen. Boubacar Kamara was a holder, unlike Lucas Digne.
