Aston Villa’s Tyrone Mings handed Club Brugge a controversial penalty in their Champions League clash, leading to a 1-0 loss. Mings’ error occurred when he inexplicably picked up the ball inside the penalty area after receiving a goal kick from Villa’s goalkeeper, Emi Martinez.
Villa boss Unai Emery criticized the incident as “the biggest mistake I witnessed in my career.” Brugge capitalized on the opportunity, with Hans Vanaken converting the penalty for the game’s only goal. Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey supported the decision, stating that the referee was correct in enforcing the penalty as per the rules.
Halsey noted that while Mings’ lapse was surprising, professional players should be well-versed in the rules, especially during high-stakes games. This blunder was compared to a similar incident by Arsenal’s Gabriel in a previous season, where the player was given leniency.
Club Brugge are awarded a penalty after Tyrone Mings picks the ball up inside his own area 😳
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Tyrone Mings
EnglandThis season he played in total once for 66 minutes for Champions League.
Tyrone Mings didn’t score any goal for Aston Villa. He procured no assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 6th in Champions League. In the last match Aston Villa lost 1-0 against Club Brugge.
Aston Villa performance and stats
Aston Villa
Aston Villa is currently 8th in the Champions League with 9 points.
In the last 4 games, it has won 3 times and lost once. In its last match, Aston Villa lost 1-0 against Club Brugge.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 6 goals and conceding 1.
