And he presented Aston Villa A mediocre performance and the situation became strange in the 52nd minute when Tyrone Mings, inexplicably, caught the ball inside the penalty area, thinking that play was still stopped.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez had just taken a goal kick and sent a short pass to Mings Who caught the ball and returned it to the Argentine goalkeeper.
The referee awarded a penalty kick, scored by Hans Vanaken.
Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa told TNT Sports: “Honestly, I did not see the incident. I saw the players rushing to the referee asking him to award a handball. It is one of those things, it decided the match. If it was an intentional handball, it should have been To get a second yellow card, and he already got a warning, so why wasn’t he sent off?
Konsa added: “I think the decision decided the match. It is a mistake but we do not usually make such a mistake. Look, it happened, and there is nothing we can do. We must move forward.”
Thus, Aston Villa’s balance stands at nine points from four matches, making Liverpool the only team that does not know a loss in the current edition of the tournament, while Club Brugge advanced to 20th place with six points.
Commenting on the match, he said: Unai Emery Aston Villa coach: “In the second half, the mistake changed the course of things. A team like this plays on its home field and provides a strong defensive performance. Their entire focus at that time was on stopping us. They were better than us.”
It is worth noting that this participation was Mings’ first Champions League After he recently returned to competitions after an absence that lasted 445 days due to a knee injury, this was the first goal that Aston Villa received in its journey in the tournament.