WATCH: Aston Villa concede foolish penalty as Tyrone Mings handballs Martinez’s goalkick

Tyrone Mings, the hero of Aston Villa, gave up one of the most strange penalties ever, which led to a terrible Champions League debut. Prior to their fourth meeting against Club Brugge, Aston Villa prevailed in every single one of their games in the esteemed event.

Villa got a goal kick just after the interval after the first half ended without a goal. Tyrone Mings was in the box when Emiliano Martinez delivered the ball to him, and for some reason, he leaned down to touch it. The defender believed he had decided to go for the goal kick and was unaware that the ball had been placed in play. However, VAR confirmed that referee Tobias Stieler had blown for a penalty for handball.

Tyrone Mings has had an absolute nightmare there 🙈pic.twitter.com/3Z7c6nBnVT

— Football Hub (@FootbalIhub) November 6, 2024

With only four home victories in their previous 22 UEFA Champions League games, Club Brugge will move up away from the bottom 12. Their best moments came in the first half, when Ferran Jutglà struck the post at the interval.

Aston Villa came close with Ollie Watkins, but if it weren't for some excellent goalkeeping by Martinez and careless finishing by the home team, they might have lost by a larger margin. As a result, Villa is now three points behind the Merseysiders, whom they will face in the English Premier League on Saturday afternoon at Anfield, and misses the opportunity to join them at the top of the rankings.

Jhon Duran on the radar of European Giants

To bolster their offense for the 2024–25 campaign, Paris Saint-Germain considered a number of No. 9 options this past summer, including the gifted Jhon Durán of Aston Villa. PSG and Bayern Munich made proposals for Durán in the summer transfer window, according to Eduardo Burgos of Diario AS last month. Aston Villa, whose manager Unai Emery saw him as a potential star, rejected them.

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