Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez appeared to be sent off during his side’s penalty shootout, only to remain on the pitch due to a little-known rule.
The Argentina goalkeeper, who made headlines with his antics in the World Cup final shootout against France, was warned by Slovakian referee Ivan Kruzliak before he was shown a second yellow card.
A bizarre rule, however, meant he was allowed to remain on the pitch for the rest of the shootout and was the hero once again.
Having saved from Nabil Bentaleb early on, Martinez put his finger to hips lips to quieten the home fans, only for Leon Bailey to miss for Villa to level proceedings.
Prior to that, though, Martinez was shown a second yellow card of the game by Kruzliak, seemingly for not getting into position as Watkins waited to take his spot kick with a ball absent, and Villa fans were temporarily left with their hearts in their mouths.
Emiliano Martinez was spared a red card due to a little-known rule during Aston Villa’s penalty shootout win over Lille