Martinez played Europa League final injured
Emiliano Martínez has revealed that he played Aston Villa’s Europa League final victory with a broken finger sustained just minutes before kick-off. The Argentine goalkeeper suffered the injury during the warm-up ahead of Wednesday’s final against SC Freiburg in Istanbul. Despite the setback, Martínez completed the entire match as Aston Villa F.C. secured a dominant 3-0 victory to lift their first European trophy in 44 years. Villa’s goals came through Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendía and Morgan Rogers, ending the club’s 30-year wait for a major title. Speaking after the match, Martínez said he noticed immediately that something was wrong with his finger but decided to continue. “Today I broke my finger during the warm-up and for me, every bad thing brings something good,” he said. “Every time I caught the ball, it went the other way. But these are things […]
