Shortly after the game, Martens already announced that he did not really agree with the decision to send him off the field. “You sometimes call something in the-heat-of-the-moment. I will pay my fine and we will continue,” was the commentary of the sober Belgian afterwards.
AZ will play at home next Thursday against Galatasaray in the first round of the knockout phase of the Europa League. The kick -off is at 9 p.m.