View Image

Emi Martinez dropped out of Aston Villa ’s starting XI for tonight’s Europa League clash against Feyenoord.

The Argentina number one was named as the starting goalkeeper and also went through a full warm-up ahead of kick-off.

But to the everyone’s surprise, Marco Bizot walked out with the team, not Martinez.

BirminghamLive has asked the club why Martinez did not start the match, with the logical explanation being that he didn’t feel 100 per cent after warming up. The BBC report he picked up a knock during the warm-up.

Villa are targeting successive wins in Europe tonight after beating Bologna 1-0 last Thursday.

Opponents Feyenoord lost their opening match against Braga 1-0 in Portugal. Aston Villa Terrace Icons Collection This article contains affiliate links, we

See Full Page