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There was confusion as Aston Villa goalkeeper, Emi Martinez, was not sent off after receiving a second yellow card in their Europa Conference League quarter-final second leg against Lille Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

Martinez had earlier been booked for time wasting during normal time and was booked again during the penalty shoot-out, as the tie ended 3-3 on aggregate after 120 minutes.<\/p>\n

However, the Argentine stopper stayed on and made two saves as Villa progressed into the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, has now explained the rule that allowed Martinez to continue.<\/p>\n

He tweeted: \u201cDibu Mart\u00ednez did it again. Two penalties saved, shushing the crowd in France (!) and helping Aston Villa to enter the semi finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cMart\u00ednez was also booked in the first half then he got a second yellow card in the penalty shootout\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026but he wasn\u2019t sent off as \u201cplayer who receives yellow card during the match penalties is NOT sent off\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n

Europa Conference League: Why Emi Martinez wasn\u2019t sent off after second yellow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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