Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez will be suspended for the first leg of his side's Europa Conference League semi-final with Olympiakos.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez will be suspended for the first leg of his side's Europa Conference League semi-final against Olympiakos. Martinez was shown two yellow cards in Thursday's Europa Conference League quarter-final second leg against Lille, but was not sent off. Martinez, who had initially been cautioned in the 39th minute, was given a second yellow card for his gamesmanship during the penalty shoot-out. He was also carded in the first leg.
Get Sky Sports | Stream Sky Sports with NOWWhy Martinez wasn't sent off after being booked twiceHow the teams lined up | Match statsDownload the Sky Sports app | Get Sky Sports on WhatsAppVilla will host the Greek side at Villa Park on May 2 with the return leg a week later in Piraeus. More to follow.... This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh this page for the latest updates.
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