Buendía's dazzling close control sparks Villa pen v Forest in Europa | OneFootball

Aston Villa started by taking a 1-0 lead over Nottingham Forest at Villa Park this Thursday in the second leg of the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League semifinals, thanks to a moment of brilliance from Argentine Emiliano Buendía, who created the goal-scoring move in a phone booth.

Buendía created the goal with a brilliant dribble in Aston Villa-Forest

Ollie Watkins put the Villans ahead, as they controlled possession but struggled to hurt Forest.

The goal came from a great play by Emiliano Buendía, who received the ball on the left, beat two markers with a fantastic dribble and sent in a low cross that found the striker almost alone on the goal line.

With the goal, the Villans temporarily leveled the aggregate score.

And he also scored the 2-0

In the second half, the Villans made it 2-0 through an unusual penalty. Nikola Milenković pulled Pau Torres by the shirt during a Villa attack and, after a VAR review, referee Glenn Nyberg awarded a penalty.

Buendía once again stepped up to take the spot kick, choosing to shoot to his left. Ortega Moreno went that way, but the strike was precise and he could not prevent the 2-0.

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