Aston Villa's Dominant Victory: Dibu Martinez Shines in 5-0 Win, Champions League Qualification in Sight

2024-02-03 20:10:27

02/03/2024 2:23 p.m. Updated on 02/03/2024 5:10 p.m.

He Aston Villa It did not arrive at a good time, since it had just suffered a resounding 3-1 defeat against the Newcastle on the previous date of the Premier League. However, that was not noticeable in the duel against Sheffield Unitedin which The Villains danced to their rival, they were left with a great 5-0 victory as a visitor and climbed to fourth place in the standings. He Draw Martínezwho played the 90′, was the protagonist with two great saves and once again kept the score unbeaten.

The Argentine goalkeeper’s first important intervention came at 8 minutes, when he blocked a one-on-one against Chilean striker Ben Brereton. From there, everything was Aston Villa, who took absolute control of the match.

The first goal of the visit came at 12′ from the hand of John McGinn, who captured a rebound and only had to push the ball to make it 1-0. Just four minutes later, Ollie Watkins He scored the second with a great shot at the far post. After 20 minutes, Leon Bailey He extended the lead with a left footed shot that hit at an angle, while at 40′, Youri Tielemans He scored the Villains 4-0. And at the beginning of the second half, the Villains sealed the match through Alex Moreno.

The last dangerous play of the match featured Dibu, who excelled with a spectacular double save that prevented his rival from reaching injury time. This way, Martínez recorded his third clean sheet in his last four games and kept a clean sheet for the tenth time in 35 games played for Aston Villa in this season. Without a doubt, one of the highest points of the Birmingham club.

Aston Villa del Dibu celebrated in the Premier. (Reuters)

With this resounding 5-0 victory – and after Tottenham’s 2-2 draw with Everton – the Villains recovered fourth position in the Premier League and were in qualifying positions for the Champions League for next season. They reached 46 points, equaling the line of Manchester City and Arsenal (both play this Sunday) and surpassed the Spurs, who are fifth, by two.

For the moment, those led by Unai Emery are leading a historic campaign so far: The club has not won a local championship since 1981 and the last time it qualified for a Champions League was in the 1982/83 season.. Therefore, if they stay in the first places, they will be able to get tickets for the next edition of the Orejona.

Aston Villa wins and remains in the top positions. (Reuters)

The next meeting of Dibu and company will be this Wednesday, February 7, before the Chelsea by Enzo Fernandez for the replay of the fourth round of the FA Cup. After that, they will have to return to focusing on the Premier League, as they will face Manchester United, Fulham and Nottingham Forest in the next three dates.