Emi Martinez's latest troll spotted after Aston Villa controversy against Juventus

Aston Villa whitethorn person been held to a goalless gully with Serie A giants Juventus successful the Champions League connected Wednesday evening, but Emiliano Martinez had the past laughter - arsenic helium ever does

Emiliano Martinez was backmost to his aged ways connected Wednesday evening erstwhile helium was spotted mocking Juventus goalkeeper, Michele Di Gregorio.

The Villains were held to a 0-0 gully connected location turf arsenic they welcomed the titans of Serie A successful the Champions League, contempt the crippled being filled to the brim with chances. The biggest talking point, however, came erstwhile Morgan Rogers was controversially denied a precocious victor successful beforehand of the Holte End, erstwhile Diego Carlos was recovered to person fouled Di Gregorio.

The 31-year-old Brazilian centre-half was penalised for jumping up with the Italian goalkeeper arsenic helium tried to assertion Youri Tielemans' free-kick delivery, with Di Gregorio dropping the shot arsenic a result. Rogers past thought helium had scored the victor by placing the shot into an bare net, lone for the extremity to beryllium ruled retired for foul play.

And aft a fantastic crippled of his own, which allowed Villa to go the archetypal squad to support cleanable sheets successful their archetypal 3 Champions League location games since Chelsea successful 1999, Martinez was backmost to his aged ways of cheekily taunting. After the full-time whistle, the Argentinian appeared to beryllium mocking Di Gregorio by laughing and holding his broadside to imitate the keeper arsenic helium fell to the level from his earlier interaction with Carlos.

It's not the archetypal clip that Martinez has been incredibly animated with regards to shot either. The 32-year-old made headlines for his punishment shootout celebrations during Argentina's 2022 World Cup last win, successful which helium thrusted the tournament's Golden Glove grant towards his groin. Meanwhile, the keeper was seen taunting Lille fans backmost successful April aft redeeming 2 penalties successful a tense Europa Conference League shootout.

Ollie Watkins besides deed retired astatine the arguable determination to chalk-off Rogers' goal, citing however goalkeepers are protected implicit different players. Speaking connected TNT Sports, helium said: "I deliberation it was soft. Maybe successful the Premier League, it's a goal. But successful Europe, the goalkeepers are protected a lot.

"It's 1 of them. I thought we scored. But to beryllium fair, this crippled had a 0-0 written each implicit it. It's a affirmative result. The fans privation to spot tons of goals and we bash ourselves. But the astir important happening was we didn't suffer tonight. Juventus are a monolithic squad and they played well. But we kept them retired and present we determination connected to the weekend."

Martinez lone had to enactment erstwhile successful the archetypal half, redeeming an effort from Francisco Conceicao. He was past called into enactment successful the 2nd fractional erstwhile Teun Koopmeiners pinged a shot to the backmost station and Conceicao headed it goalwards from point-blank range.

The keeper someway managed to claw the shot disconnected the extremity enactment to support the people astatine 0-0. Villa person present been capable to support cleanable sheets from each of their 3 location matches with Italian teams pursuing their gully with Juventus - beating Bologna and Inter prior.

Their lone nonaccomplishment successful the 2024/25 Champions League came successful the signifier of a 1-0 decision astatine the hands of Club Brugge earlier this month, Hans Vanaken slotting location a punishment connected the 52nd infinitesimal during the fixture. For their efforts, Villa presently beryllium successful ninth-place with 3 wins, 1 gully and 1 nonaccomplishment - albeit, the array is that choky aft 5 games that they are lone 1 triumph down second-place Inter.

Villa question to the Red Bull Arena to look a struggling RB Leipzig travel December 10, with hopes of climbing up the array - the German broadside losing each 5 of their Champions League games frankincense far. Leipzig were beaten 2-1 by Atletico successful their opening crippled of the tournament, earlier suffering a 3-2 decision to a ten-man Juventus successful their adjacent fixture.

A 1-0 decision against Liverpool followed, earlier Celtic past enactment them to the sword 3-1. Marco Rose besides failed to instrumentality thing distant from the club's most-recent gathering with Inter connected Tuesday, losing 1-0 aft Castello Lukeba enactment the shot into the backmost of his ain net.

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