Watkins Labels Disallowed Goal Decision “Soft”

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins shared his perspective with TNT Sports regarding a disallowed goal, stating, “I think it was soft. Maybe in the Premier League, it’s a goal. But in Europe, the goalkeepers are protected a lot. It’s one of them.” He added, “I thought we scored. But to be fair, this game had a 0-0 written all over it.” Addressing the officiating, Watkins commented, “Obviously, I have to be careful talking about the referee, but it’s different in this competition. We are used to it now. Sometimes it goes against you and sometimes it goes in your favour.” Regarding the match outcome, Watkins described it as “a positive result.” He noted, “The fans want to see a lot of goals and we do ourselves too, but the most important thing was that we didn’t lose tonight.” He further acknowledged Juventus as “a massive team and they played well,” adding, “We kept them out and now we move onto the weekend.”