He's never had the ability to ref a game outside of the La Liga style. He calls to many fouls and gives too many soft cards. The best refs in Europe have the soft skills to mange the game that Sanchez Martinez can't.
Liverpool turning it around would be nice (since they would become the favorite again) but West Ham knocking put Leverkusen is absolutely needed for the extra spot.
Since keepers can get yellows for coming off their line it was to avoid what could be an absurd send off.
In this case it would have been for Emi being Emi and actually deserved a red.
very little known tweak to the laws a few years ago that yellow cards get wiped after full time and before PKs. Been waiting for it to actually happen.
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