Aston Villa were denied a famous win over Juventus by a controversial refereeing decision but were thanks to goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez’s brilliance against the Italian giants.

It took 36 minutes for both teams to open up a big lead, but Ollie Watkins was denied by Michele Di Gregorio after being sent on goal.

And just before half-time the hosts were only a few centimeters away from the lead, but Lucas Digne’s free kick hit the crossbar.

After an hour and a tense, delicate opening period to half-time, Francisco Conceicao was stunningly denied by Emiliano Martinez, the Argentine goalkeeper, whose point-blank header was saved from the bottom corner.

Moments later, at the other end, John McGinn saw a try cleared off the line as the contest suddenly gained momentum.

And Morgan Rogers thought he had won the game with a fine finish in stoppage time after Diego Carlos Di Gregorio challenged, but the VAR disallowed the goal for a foul on the stopper in chaotic final scenes.

GOAL assesses the Aston Villa players from Villa Park…