Draw is backbut couldn’t win Aston Villa despite being 2-0 ahead. After missing the Villans’ 4-1 loss to Manchester City last Wednesday with a stomach virus, Emiliano Martínez He returned to the starting lineup this Saturday in the 3-3 draw at home against Brentford by date 32 of the Premier League.
The goalkeeper, who conceded three goals from a team seeking to escape the relegation zone, could do nothing. perfect efficiency in his three shots that went on goal there the It raised a big question mark for Aston Villa in its intention to continue in the Champions League qualification zone. They are still in fourth place, the last place to directly enter the European tournament next season, but now they have Tottenham three points away and with two games less.
Aston Villa took the lead 38 minutes into the first half with a suspenseful goal from Ollie Watkins. The striker won a header on a cross from the right, the ball hit the goalkeeper, hit a post and when it was in, Mark Flekken took it out, but the VAR had no doubts as did the referee. Likewise, Leon Bailey was there to return it to the net, just in case.
Without doing too much, everything seemed to be asked of the locals, who in the first minute of the second stage went up 2-0 with a Morgan Rogers golazo, that he received in the area, hooked between the group of rivals and placed it next to a post.
But the duel had surprises in store. The visitor equalized in two minutes. First, Mathias Jorgensen, also known as Zanka, He wanted to score from the right, the ball hit him on the left and he went next to a post, to the disbelief of everyone. It was 14 minutes into the second half.
And at 16, another cross against a defense that was losing its marks and the Cameroonian Bryan Mbeumo He took her in for air, in an unorthodox but effective way. Enough to beat Dibu and the reproaches began among the Aston Villa players.
If the 2-2 score had felt like a blow, what happened seven minutes later was a silencer for Villa Park. Yoane Warned He appeared without any mark inside the small area to define against Martínez who stretched on the line without being able to avoid the 3-2 score. Incredible. Especially for Dibu: three shots on goal, three goals. Too much lack of concentration on his colleagues.
But the Premier always has more in store. And 10 minutes from the end, Watkins appeared again, this time to win with a header at the far post between two opponents and the goalkeeper, and score 3-3. A draw that tasted like little, but that had some relief after the flurry of goals that Aston Villa suffered when they least expected it.
The summary of Aston Villa – Brentford
One of the few teams that does not owe games, Aston Villa picked up just one point in their two games this week (and won one of the last five Premier games) and once again he does not depend on himself to qualify for the next Champions League. Dibu’s return did not help to recover the smile.
While waiting for the quarterfinals of the Conference League, the European tournament in which they are among the best eight, the Villains seem to be feeling the strain at the end of the season. They will need much more than the best version of Dibu and Watkins’ goals.