sports
Villa's Martínez broke finger before UEL final win...
Key takeaways
- Apparently, the injury didn't affect the Argentina star as he kept a clean sheet and came up with several impressive saves helping Villa to a 3-0 win and a first trophy in 30 years.
- I feel proud and the feeling I keep growing match after match," Martinez told ESPN after the game.
- "But, these are just things you have to go through."
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Apparently, the injury didn't affect the Argentina star as he kept a clean sheet and came up with several impressive saves helping Villa to a 3-0 win and a first trophy in 30 years.
"What we achieved tonight was beautiful. I feel proud and the feeling I keep growing match after match," Martinez told ESPN after the game. "Today I broke my finger during warmups, but I didn't see it as a bad thing. I've never broken a finger before and every time I tried to catch the ball, the finger would just slip away in the other direction.
"But, these are just things you have to go through."
Article preview — originally published by ESPN. Full story at the source.
Read full story on ESPN →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from ESPN alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop