LEEDS, ENGLAND—Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa instructed his team to allow an opponent to score an uncontested goal amid extraordinary incidents in a key second-tier match in England on Sunday. Leeds scored the opening goal against Aston Villa in its League Championship game while Villa had a man down injured. Leeds’ Mateusz Klich is confronted by Aston Villa’s Conor Hourihane after he scores his side’s goal whilst Aston Villa’s Jonathan Kodjia was down injured. The match finished 1-1, ending Leeds’ hopes of automatic promotion and putting the team into the playoffs. ... You make a difference between fair play and the circumstances of the game, but for me it’s the same.

Source: thestar April 28, 2019 21:45 UTC