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Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez started in Aston Villa’s 2-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the UEFA Europa League. Although ESPN highlighted an “impossible” save, replay showed it was feasible. Martínez rushed onto the grass and stopped a weak shot from Dor Peretz, preventing the goal. With this victory, Aston Villa rose to sixth place in its group and is approaching the next phase.

The Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez He started this Thursday in his Aston Villa’s 2-0 victory against Maccabi Tel Aviv, in a duel valid for the UEFA Europa League.

The trans-Andean team did not have much action in the victory over the Israeli team, but the network ESPN He took it upon himself to praise the goalkeeper for a save that they described as “impossible.”

However, the replay made it clear that there was nothing unfeasible about Dibu’s intervention.

What’s more, The Argentine threw himself onto the grass, exhausted.but the rival striker’s poor shot hit his hands when Maccabi’s goal seemed done.

Dor Peretz was the author of the weak shot. Having the entire goal at his disposal to have opened the scoring, he aimed at the prone body of Dibu Martínez, who chose to challenge his teammates rather than celebrate his intervention.

It is worth mentioning that, with the victory, Aston Villa rose to sixth place in the Europa League league phase with 9 points and headed to the second round of the continental tournament.

Their next match in the tournament will be on November 27, when they host Young Boys from Switzerland.