<p>With the Premier League approaching its final week of the season, a&nbsp;lot is at stake for the teams fighting for European position&nbsp;including&nbsp;Aston Villa’s push for Champions League football for the first time in 40 years. Their latest test on Monday (May 13) saw Villa face Liverpool in an entertaining 3-3 draw, a game in which their World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emi Martinez scripted unwanted history.&nbsp;While he was bailed out by Jhon Duran’s late goals, he could not avoid the embarrassment at Villa Park in his side’s final home game of the season.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2><strong>Martinez scripts unwanted&nbsp;history</strong></h2>

<p>In the opening two minutes of the match on Monday, Harvey Elliot’s deflected shot came in his way, but he&nbsp;was unable to&nbsp;hold on to the ball. Despite the best efforts to save the goal, he&nbsp;was unable to&nbsp;avoid the embarrassment and parried the ball over the goalline for Liverpool’s opener. The embarrassing moment saw him register his third own goal in his Premier League career, becoming the highest-scoring person between the sticks.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Previously, he&nbsp;was level for most own goals scored by goalkeepers alongside&nbsp;Mark Bunn, Petr Cech, Shay Given, Rob Green, Kasper Schmeichel, Russell Hoult, Tom Heaton, Tim Krul, Bernd Leno, Jussi Jaaskelainen and Richard Wright.&nbsp;Martinez now has three own goals&nbsp;which&nbsp;makes&nbsp;him stand atop the unwanted list of the record.&nbsp;</p>

<p>His first own goal came against his former side Aston Villa in February&nbsp;2023&nbsp;while earlier in the&nbsp;season&nbsp;he scored an own goal against Luton Town in a frantic win.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2><strong>Villa keep Champions League hopes&nbsp;alive&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>Needing three points to secure Champions League qualification for next season, Villa trailed for&nbsp;the majority&nbsp;of the match before Jhon Duran came with a late brace. His goals in the 85th and 88th minutes saw Villa draw against Liverpool&nbsp;which&nbsp;now means a draw for fifth-placed Spurs against Manchester City on Tuesday will secure Villa’s Champions League qualification for the first time since the 1981-82 season when they won the European Cup. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Villa could still miss out on Champions League qualification if they lose their final game away against Crystal Palace and Spurs win against Manchester City and Sheffield United in their remaining two matches of the season.&nbsp;</p>


With the Premier League approaching its final week of the season, a lot is at stake for the teams fighting for European position including Aston Villa’s push for Champions League football for the first time in 40 years.

With the Premier League approaching its final week of the season, a lot is at stake for the teams fighting for European position including Aston Villa’s push for Champions League football for the first time in 40 years. Their latest test on Monday (May 13) saw Villa face Liverpool in an entertaining 3-3 draw, a game in which their World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emi Martinez scripted unwanted history. While he was bailed out by Jhon Duran’s late goals, he could not avoid the embarrassment at Villa Park in his side’s final home game of the season. Emi Martinez!!! Once a Gooner, always a Gooner! 😭 pic.twitter.com/2ooHSEZnc9 — KingKai 👑 (@rnartineIli) May 13, 2024 × Martinez scripts unwanted history In the opening two minutes of the match on Monday, Harvey Elliot’s deflected shot came in his way, but he was unable to hold on to the ball. Despite the best efforts to save the goal, he was unable to avoid the embarrassment and parried the ball over the goalline for Liverpool’s opener. The embarrassing moment saw him register his third own goal in his Premier League career, becoming the highest-scoring person between the sticks. Previously, he was level for most own goals scored by goalkeepers alongside Mark Bunn, Petr Cech, Shay Given, Rob Green, Kasper Schmeichel, Russell Hoult, Tom Heaton, Tim Krul, Bernd Leno, Jussi Jaaskelainen and Richard Wright. Martinez now has three own goals which makes him stand atop the unwanted list of the record. His first own goal came against his former side Aston Villa in February 2023 while earlier in the season he scored an own goal against Luton Town in a frantic win. ALSO READ | Premier League: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola urges players to seize chance to win historic fourth title Villa keep Champions League hopes alive Needing three points to secure Champions League qualification for next season, Villa trailed for the majority of the match before Jhon Duran came with a late brace. His goals in the 85th and 88th minutes saw Villa draw against Liverpool which now means a draw for fifth-placed Spurs against Manchester City on Tuesday will secure Villa’s Champions League qualification for the first time since the 1981-82 season when they won the European Cup. Villa could still miss out on Champions League qualification if they lose their final game away against Crystal Palace and Spurs win against Manchester City and Sheffield United in their remaining two matches of the season.

Premier League: Aston Villa's Emi Martinez scripts history in Liverpool draw with THIS unwanted record

<p>It was all chaos in the Europa Conference League (EUCL) on Thursday (April 18) evening when Aston Villa beat Lille in the quarterfinal clash on penalties. A night that will go down in the memories for multiple&nbsp;reasons,&nbsp;saw Argentine World Cup winner Emi Martinez turn&nbsp;into a cult hero after saving two vital penalties in the shootout. However, one move that caught&nbsp;everyone’s&nbsp;attention was the&nbsp;referee’s&nbsp;decision to show Martinez two yellow cards and yet not show a red card.</p>

<h2><strong>Why was Martinez not sent off?</strong></h2>

<p>As a known fact in football, any player receiving two yellow cards during a match gets an automatic red card and has to leave the field&nbsp;with immediate effect.&nbsp;Similarly, Martinez was booked in the 39th minute of the&nbsp;match&nbsp;leading&nbsp;to him being one more card away from a red card. After the&nbsp;match&nbsp;had finished 3-3 on aggregate and 2-1 on the night, the&nbsp;match&nbsp;went into extra time. Martinez was at fault again for his gestures and was booked again during the shootout, assuming every fan that he would&nbsp;be sent off.&nbsp;</p>

<p data-mm-id="_1bbxiwsla">But Martinez remained on the pitch. This was not a refereeing mistake and instead the consequence of a recent rule change.</p>

<p data-mm-id="_wdbg958v2">The International Football Association Board (IFAB) recently changed their regulations regarding yellow cards for penalty shoot-outs, deciding that all cautions handed out to players and coaches during regular time would not be carried forward to the spot kicks.</p>

<p>The rule, IFAB law 10 (determining the outcome of a match), states that:&nbsp;"Warnings and cautions (YCs) issued during the&nbsp;match&nbsp;(including during extra time)&nbsp;are not carried forward&nbsp;into kicks from the penalty mark (KFPM)."</p>

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<p>The Argentine shot-stopper knew the loopholes in the system and used it&nbsp;to perfection&nbsp;to play the mind games.&nbsp;He&nbsp;saved two crucial penalties in the shootout&nbsp;which&nbsp;earned&nbsp;a hard-fought win for the Villans as their search for first major European silverware continues.&nbsp;They last won the European Cup (Champions League) in 1982 and will now play in the semifinal of the Europa Conference League later in the month.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Initially, Martinez had a tough night being on the receiving end of the fans' voices. The key reason was his antics during the France-Argentina World Cup final in 2022 when he was representing Lionel&nbsp;Messi’s&nbsp;side.&nbsp;</p>


It was all chaos in the Europa Conference League (EUCL) on Thursday (April 18) evening when Aston Villa beat Lille in the quarterfinal clash on penalties. A night that will go down in the memories for multiple reasons, saw Argentine World Cup winner Emi Martinez turn into a cult hero after saving two vital penalties in the shootout.

It was all chaos in the Europa Conference League (EUCL) on Thursday (April 18) evening when Aston Villa beat Lille in the quarterfinal clash on penalties. A night that will go down in the memories for multiple reasons, saw Argentine World Cup winner Emi Martinez turn into a cult hero after saving two vital penalties in the shootout. However, one move that caught everyone’s attention was the referee’s decision to show Martinez two yellow cards and yet not show a red card. Why was Martinez not sent off? As a known fact in football, any player receiving two yellow cards during a match gets an automatic red card and has to leave the field with immediate effect. Similarly, Martinez was booked in the 39th minute of the match leading to him being one more card away from a red card. After the match had finished 3-3 on aggregate and 2-1 on the night, the match went into extra time. Martinez was at fault again for his gestures and was booked again during the shootout, assuming every fan that he would be sent off. But Martinez remained on the pitch. This was not a refereeing mistake and instead the consequence of a recent rule change. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) recently changed their regulations regarding yellow cards for penalty shoot-outs, deciding that all cautions handed out to players and coaches during regular time would not be carried forward to the spot kicks. The rule, IFAB law 10 (determining the outcome of a match), states that: "Warnings and cautions (YCs) issued during the match (including during extra time) are not carried forward into kicks from the penalty mark (KFPM)." ALSO READ | PBKS vs MI: 'No one can play a sweep shot off Bumrah' - Zaheer Khan heaps praise on Ashutosh Sharma The Argentine shot-stopper knew the loopholes in the system and used it to perfection to play the mind games. He saved two crucial penalties in the shootout which earned a hard-fought win for the Villans as their search for first major European silverware continues. They last won the European Cup (Champions League) in 1982 and will now play in the semifinal of the Europa Conference League later in the month. Initially, Martinez had a tough night being on the receiving end of the fans' voices. The key reason was his antics during the France-Argentina World Cup final in 2022 when he was representing Lionel Messi’s side.

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