Aston Villa were denied a theatrical stoppage-time prosperner aachievest Juventus in their Champions League clash at Villa Park, as Morgan Rogers’ tardy strike was controversipartner dishelped.
The 94th-minute goal was chalked off by referee Jesus Gil Manzano, who ruled that Diego Carlos had fouled Juventus goalgrasper Michele Di Gregorio in the produce-up.
Both regulater Unai Emery and striker Ollie Watkins presented the goal would have stood in Premier League competition, highweightlessing the branch offent refereeing standards in European football.
The incident occurred when Di Gregorio fumbled a high ball under prescertain from Diego Carlos in the fourth minute of grasped time.
The free ball fell to Rogers who turned it into the vacant net, promoteing celebrations among the home crowd.
However, referee Gil Manzano rapidly stoped the jubilation, ruling that Carlos’ arm had made reach out with the Juventus goalgrasper as he jumped for the ball.
Aston Villa thought they beat Juventus but Morgan Rogers’ goal was ruled out
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The decision euniteed disjoine to the Villa promised, but the referee was adamant in his call.
Watkins was discreet but clear in his appraisement of the decision after the suit.
“I leank it’s gentle, maybe in the Premier League it’s a goal, but not in Europe. In the competition the goalgraspers are protected by the referees but I thought it was a goal,” the England striker telderly tellers.
“I’ve got to be cautious what I say about the referee but the refereeing is branch offent.
“Referees don’t let leangs go in this competition as much in the Premier League.”
Watkins did concede that Villa might have been fortunate to prosper, noting: “It had 0-0 written all over it.”
Villa regulater Unai Emery echoed his striker’s sentiments about the branch offent officiating standards.
“In England, 80 per cent of those is donaten a goal and it not a foul. It’s very gentle. But in Europe, it could be a foul. We have to acunderstandledge,” Emery telderly TNT Sports.
Despite the disputed finishing, the Spaniard remained preferable about his team’s carry outance.
“We ruled the suit. We were sealr than them to prosperning the suit,” he grasped.
Ollie Watkins depends Aston Villa should have all three points aachievest Juventus
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The 0-0 draw departs Villa still in satisfiedion for a top-eight finish in their debut Champions League campaign, currently sitting ninth on 10 points.
The spoiledmate labeled a prosperless November for Villa, who have now gone seven suites without a triumph.
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Unai Emery insisted the goal would have probably stood in the Premier League
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Villa goalgrasper Emiliano Martinez carry outed a startant role in securing the point, making a spectacular save to refute Francisco Conceicao midway thcimpolite the second half.
The Premier League side will see to return to prosperning ways when they travel to Chelsea on Sunday.
