Referee Marco Guida was dubbed “dreadful” by Aston Villa fans for ruling out Leon Bailey’s first-half goal against Olympiakos on Thursday (2 May).
The Italian official ruled that Villa defender Clement Lenglet committed an off-the-ball foul before to the Jamaican international’s goal.
It would have given Unai Emery’s team the lead in the Europa Conference League semi-final, with a swift VAR review supporting the on-field decision to rule out the goal.
Following that event, the Greeks took the lead through Ayoub El Kaabi, who went on to score a hat trick for the visitors.
The Villans’ Ollie Watkins and Moussa Diaby both scored, but it was insufficient to secure a victory as they were defeated 4-2 by Olympiakos after Santiago Hezze’s fourth goal.
Aston Villa fans rage at disallowed goal against Olympiakos
It could have been quite different if Bailey’s early goal had counted, with one Villa supporter calling it a “poor” decision to foul Lenglet.
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