*The one-on-one that Dibu Martínez covered up for Haaland
He Aston Villa achieved a great victory against Manchester City at Villa Park for the ninth round of the Premier League in a duel in which Draw Martinez turned out to be a key piece for the local team’s 1-0 victory after starring in an intervention that could change the course of the match against those led by Pep Guaridola.
One of the first saves that served to hold the Citizens’ tie occurred at the 21 minutes of the first half. Until now the Villains They won 1-0 on the scoreboard with a bit of Matty Cash. It was then that a counterattack occurred that began at the feet of Gianluigi Donnaruma and ended up in those of Erling Haaland in the opposite area.
The Norwegian received a deep pass from the Portuguese Bernardo Silva on the right wing, ran until he got into the area and tried to define the far post with very little angle after the Argentine goalkeeper came out to close the spaces. Finally, the world champion goalkeeper with the Argentine team ended up containing the shot without reboundingshowing great security.
*Buendía’s injury in the first half
Another of the Argentines who played the match was Emiliano Buendiawho was forced to leave the field of play 28 minutes into the first half. In the broadcast you could see the moment in which he left the field helped by the medical staff and Jadon Sancho entered in his place.
In the second half, the Manchester City He intensified his pressure, determined to reverse the result. During several passages of the complement, the visiting team managed to corner Aston Villabut the defensive solidity and the performance of Draw Martínez They were decisive in maintaining the advantage. One of the most critical moments occurred at 15 minutes, when the Spanish defender Pau Torres cleared the Brazilian’s shot off the line Savinho that seemed destined for a tie. Furthermore, the Senegalese midfielder Amadou Onana He stood out as one of the key figures in containing the local team.
In the final stretch, the tension remained until the last minute. Haaland managed to send the ball to the back of the net after diving for the ball and making a great effort that led him to collide with Martínez’s right post. However, The goal was immediately disallowed for offside.. Thus, Aston Villa added his fourth consecutive victory in the Premier Leaguewhich consolidated his recovery after an unpromising start to the season. With the victory, the team Unai Emery reached the 15 points and was placed in seventh position in the tournament, while City was relegated to fourth place with one more unit (16) units.
Aston Villa had just suffered a tough defeat in the Europa League against Go Ahead Eagles of the Eredivisie. For their part, Guardiola’s men came inspired by Halaand: they beat Villarreal 2-0 for the Champions League and beat Everton 2-0 for the English championship.
