The Champions League clash between Club Brugge and Aston Villa produced an unusual incident that has generated much chatter on social media.
It is a rare occurrence in the world of football, what happened at Jan Breydel Stadium. In the 50th minute of the second half during the Champions League match, the television cameras switched their focus to the referee, Tobias Stieler, who awarded a penalty that nobody watching live had noticed, and none of the players from Unai Emery’s side were aware of. The expression on Emiliano Martínez’s face said it all.
Replays clarified the confusion surrounding the incident on the pitch. It showed how the Argentine goalkeeper placed the ball in the six-yard box to take a goal kick. What he certainly hadn’t anticipated was that his teammate, Tyrone Mings, would innocently handle the ball, thinking it was out of play. The referee was the only one in the stadium to see this infraction, which he penalized with a spot-kick for the home team.
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An unexpected turn of events led to the Belgian side taking the lead after Hans Vanaken converted from the penalty spot. As expected, this ridiculous penalty has gone viral on social media, with the majority of users in disbelief at what they had witnessed.
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