Emiliano Dibu Martinez celebrated the 2-0 victory of Manchester City ante Tottenham as if he were the most fanatic of the fans of the team led by Pep Guardiola: he opened a bottle of champagne and spilled it on Unai Emery. And with that triumph of the Citizens, Aston Villa qualified for the Champions League after 42 years because they were in fourth place in the Premier Leaguewith 68 points, five more than the cast of Cristian Romero and Gio Lo Celso, with one date left to play.
For this reason, during the awards ceremony for the end of the season organized by the club – and in which the man from Mar del Plata obtained recognition as the best number 1 in the world – the goalkeeper took off his tie and unleashed madness at the celebration of the players and the coaching staff.
“I left Arsenal winning trophies and if I come and manage to take Aston Villa to the Champions League it will be a dream. I want to win a trophy or play in the Champions League with this club and I will not stop until I achieve it”Dibu released months ago. And now you can sing a dream come true.
The feeling is that the Champions League is the ideal competition for a goalkeeper with the conditions of the one born in Mar del Plata 31 years ago. Needless to say, Dibu is among the best archers in the world.
Of course It will not be Martínez’s debut in the top club tournament in Europe because he played two matches with Arsenal, both in the distant 2014. On October 22 he played the 90 minutes in the 2-1 victory against Anderlecht in Belgium and was also on November 26 in the 2-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund in London. Yes, Dibu will play a Champions League match again after a decade.
For Aston Villa, meanwhile, it will be returning to a cup that brought them joy: they were champions in the 1981/82 season after defeating Bayern Munich 1-0 with a goal from Peter White. The curious thing is that that was his first time in the European Cup, as it was called then. The following year they played as defending champion and were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Juventus. Since then, he never returned.
Now, 42 years later, the Villanos de Birmingham will return to Europe’s top competition with the help of Emiliano Martínez, the Draw who was able to fulfill his dream.
2024-05-14 21:10:07
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