Aston Villa missed the Champions League, goal cancelled sparked controversy

In the 38th round of the Premier League match on the evening of May 25, Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-0 at home. A controversial penalty during the game caused strong dissatisfaction from Villa - a goal that was expected to change their destiny was rejected by the referee. When the 72nd minute of the game was in progress, a scene at Old Trafford stadium furious Villa players and coaching staff. At that time, goalkeeper Orte Beindir tried to clear the ball, but hesitated to handle the ball. Villa forward Morgan Rodgers quickly stepped forward to steal, and snatched the ball out of Beindill's hand with a slight kick, then easily shot into the empty goal.

However, referee Thomas Bremer determined that the ball was invalid. Although the video playback showed that Beindill did not completely control the ball with his hands at the time, after communicating with the VAR team, Bremer still insisted that Rodgers' move was a foul and canceled the goal.

The Athletic commentary pointed out: "Bremer blew the whistle before Rodgers shot, and ignored the advice of VAR assistants. This is a huge controversial decision."

Just 4 minutes later, Manchester United headed the ball with Amad Diallo, the first to break the deadlock on the court. Before the end of the game, Erikson secured the victory with a penalty kick and finally set the score at 2-0.

This loss completely lost Villa to advance to the Champions League next season, although Newcastle lost to Everton in another match that started at the same time. After the game, Villa coach Unai Emery followed referee Bremer all the way into the player channel and kept expressing protests to him. In the end, Aston Villa finished the season with sixth place in the league and could only qualify for the Europa League next season, while Manchester United rose to 15th place in the standings with this victory.