Official reason ref awarded farcical pen to Club Brugge after Mings blunder – but Arsenal got away with same error

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TYRONE MINGS gave away an unbelievable penalty in Aston Villa’s Champions League clash with Club Brugge tonight.

The Villa centre-back was punished for a lapse in concentration that saw him reach down and pick up the ball in his own box.

GettyTyrone Mings made a calamitous error to give away a penalty for Aston Villa against Club Brugge[/caption]

Mings, 31, had the ball passed to him inside the area by goalkeeper Emi Martinez at a goal kick.

But the former England defender thought that Martinez was kicking him the ball for him to take the restart, prompting a VAR check for handball.

The referee had no choice but to award the penalty, which was dispatched by Hans Vanaken.

Unbelievably, Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes got away with the exact same error in last season’s Champions League.

The Gunners’ star leant down to pick up a pass from David Raya against Bayern Munich, but was not called up on his moment of madness despite pleas from the Bayern players.

The decision to punish Mings comes as the ball is already considered as in-play when Martinez plays him the pass – meaning the referee has to give a penalty for handball.

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