After being the hero in the penalty shootout that qualified him for the semifinals of the Conference League, Emiliano Martínez They could have converted a penalty. But this Sunday, the Back had another phenomenal save to the delirium of the fans of the Aston Villawhich went back to Bournemouth to take another step towards classification Champions League next season, while establishing itself among the best four of the Premier League.
In a week in which it was practically confirmed that England will not have an additional place for the next edition of the Champions League, Aston Villa did not notice the fatigue of having played an extra period plus penalties against Lille in France, and beat the already saved Bournemouth by 3 to 1.
Even so, the team that had the Argentine Marcos Senesi As a starter, he did not make things easy for him and took the lead with a penalty from Dominic Solanke, who dominated the mental games of a Dibu Martínez in the clouds after the two he had managed to stop in the defining shootout in France.
The English striker defined a maximum penalty that Matt Cash committed on Milos Kerkez from the spot and forced Villa to come back.
The comeback began Morgan Rogerswith a solo play in which he sat down a defender and shot at the near post.
Already in the second half, Moussa Diaby He took advantage of an assist from Ollie Watkins to make it 2-1 and the English striker added one more goal assist by dribbling over the goalkeeper and letting him finish alone at will to Leon Bailey.
With the difference of one goal, Dibu Martínez appeared in all his splendor to suddenly reject a point-blank header from the six-yard box, which would have been a partial tie for the Villains.
After this match, Villa consolidates its position in fourth place with 66 points, six points more than Tottenham Hotspur, which has two games less. Bournemouth, saved for a long time, is in 13th, with 42 points.