Dibu Martínez repeats himself and makes the French bitter: his save in Aston Villa’s victory in the Conference League

There’s a joke that circulates a lot on social networks for when a protagonist repeatedly does something complex. “Another Day at the Office”, it’s humor. Well, for Emiliano Martinez Another day at the office is a game with decisive saves. And this Thursday was no exception: ‘Dibu’ was released with six interventions in Aston Villa’s 2-1 win against Lille for the first leg of the quarter-finals Conference League, the third step in Europe. Yes, again the archer from Mar del Plata who killed the French.

“The Norteños stumble over Emiliano Martínez and lose”, is the headline in Le Parisien. “The Mastines are frustrated by an excellent Emiliano Martínez, but maintain their chances for next Thursday’s return,” added L’Équipe.

The victory of the team led by Unai Emery was difficult. And Lille attempted 11 shots and 7 went on target; That is, Dibu came out with 6 saves. The best were the heads-up matches he won against Jonathan David, Bafode Diakite and Edon Zhegrova. It was also essential to avoid an Olympic goal.

“Evidently Emiliano Martínez enjoys tormenting the French fans. Remembered in the 2022 World Cup final, the Argentine goalkeeper shone during Aston Villa’s home victory against Lille”, is the translation of the note published in L’Équipe.

Ollie Watkins and John McGinn had given the hosts the lead, but with six minutes remaining Diakite headed the ball home from a corner from the left at the near post.

Now the English will travel to France in search of qualification for the semi-finals. The return duel will be played on Thursday 18th.