Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is to miss the first leg of his team’s UEFA Conference League (UECL) semifinal against Olympiacos after receiving a yellow card in their penalty shootout victory against Lille on Thursday.
Martínez had already been issued a yellow card by referee for time-wasting during the quarterfinal clash before his antics in the shooutout earned him a second yellow, but was allowed to continue as cautions do not carry over into penalties, as laid out by the International Football Association Board’s Laws of the Game.
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While he was not removed from the game, UECL regulations state that a one-game ban is the punishment if a player or team official gets “three cautions which did not result in a red card.”
Martínez was shown a yellow card in Villa’s first-leg win over Lille as well as the two in the game and shootout on Thursday.
Martínez had been booed throughout the contest by Lille fans as a result of his actions that made him the center of attention in the 2022 World Cup final shootout, where his Argentina team defeated France.
