Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez will miss the first semi-final match of the Conference League.
It will be recalled that in the return leg of the Conference League quarter-finals against French side Lille, in which the English team won in a penalty shootout, Emiliano was involved in a non-trivial episode. He received two yellow cards - one in regular time and the other during the penalty shootout. According to the regulations, in this case, the warnings are not combined and the player is not sent off. Therefore, the Argentine stayed on the field and won the series for Aston Villa.
However, he won't be able to go completely unpunished. Martinez will have to miss the first semi-final of the Conference League against Greek side Olympiacos. The information about the disqualification of the Birmingham goalkeeper was confirmed by UEFA, according to The Athletic.