he Aston Villa of Emiliano Dive Martinez and Emiliano Buendia Looks like it’s back. After a rocky start, the team played last season. champions league We are determined to continue rising in the world rankings, on a par with the great powers of Europe. premier league.
And this Sunday it was light blue and white as Birmingham won 4-0. bournemouth Buendia opened it, Dib came on in the second half when he needed it most, taking a perfect free-kick in the corner. First it was an incredible backwards flight through pure reflexes and resilience, then it was this team’s specialty: saving a penalty.
Thanks to them, Aston Villa are back. Look at the balance of competition over the last two months and the first 10 dates. The fifth day of English football belongs to the Spanish manager. Unai Emery They only had 3 points with 3 draws and 2 losses. In their next five games, they added 12 points with four wins (one of them against Manchester City) and just one defeat, taking them closer to the top of the Championship, where Arsenal, Chelsea and Guardiola’s side are starting to close in on each other.
With this support, Aston Villareceive something dangerous bournemouthand Marcos Senesi The starter had amassed five wins and only two losses before visiting Villa Park, the home of the Villains. But it wasn’t a draw, Another Emiliano, Argentinian, Mar del Plata Who brought the first smiles to the locals’ faces: Emiliano Buendia.
The 28-year-old midfielder knew how he would be called up Lionel Scaloni There were various occasions, but it never took root in the world. Scaro material Due to injuries such as torn ligaments in his left knee in August 2023, he returned to England on loan from the Bundesliga this season and played in the Bundesliga. bayer leverkusen (14 games played, 2 goals). And he came to stay again.
He has appeared in 14 games between the Premier League and Europa League this season and is considered Emery’s No. 12 player when he is not a starter. He started against Bournemouth this Sunday and it didn’t take long for him to shine: 28 minutes in the first half. He scored 1-0 with a perfect free kick. This hit the Serbian goalkeeper directly. Djordje Petrovich.
Oh my goodness, Emi!! A great goal from Buenda’s free kick makes Aston Villa 1-0 VS. Bournemouth.
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That was the fourth point Emiliano doesn’t save He has also recorded two assists so far this season. Moments later, Aston Villa’s second goal came, another great goal. Amadou Onana. In the second half, the excitement becomes even more impressive.
Bournemouth returned from half-time determined to show why they can compete in the top 10 and started attacking for a bargain. And then a picture appeared. In the 10th minute, a shot from. alex scott The ball hit a defender and went over the Argentine goalkeeper, who reacted quickly and jumped back for a corner kick. Amazing.
🇦🇷 Impressive Emiliano Martinez!
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While the Argentine goalkeeper stood and waited for the corner kick with pure concentration, his rivals looked at him in disbelief. It was a reaction to last week’s poor performance, which resulted in a missed leg kick-off that led to a Liverpool goal that meant the team’s only defeat in the comeback. That’s how unfair the goalie position is. But that wasn’t all.
Moments later, Bournemouth missed their best chance of getting into the game. A penalty in his favor brought him close to leveling the score at 2-1, but he clashed with the world champions again. Ghanaian Antoine Semenyo He crosses hard down from the right, but Dib guesses it, stretches and shoots, showing that he is a specialist in that kind of action.
Ah, drawing Martinez! The Argentine saved Semenho’s penalty and again saved Aston Villa from Bournemouth’s discount.
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Those two saves set Aston Villa up to finish the game and it happened. ross berkeley I marked the third, donyell mullen It was now 4-0 and Villa Park celebrated in style. They have a fortress there. Only one of the last 24 Premier League games has been lost.And while he owes a lot to Dib, today he also owes another Argentine, Emiliano.