‘What is he thinking?’ – Fans baffled as World Cup keeper commits bizarre handball after comical blunder vs Aston Villa

YANN SOMMER made a bizarre error in Club Brugge’s Champions League opener against Aston Villa, leaving fans baffled. The Swiss keeper made an absolute mess of throwing the ball out, resulting in him catching the ball outside his area. Club Brugge keeper Yann Sommer caught the ball outside the box Credit: tnt sports He attempted to throw the ball out quickly after a corner Credit: tnt sports However he made a mistake in the process Credit: tnt sports And ended up handling the ball outside the 18-yard boxCredit: tnt sports Sommer, who made another costly error later in the half, saved convincingly from a Villa corner, only to make an absolute mess just moments later. Attempting to start a counter attack, the 37-year-old dashed to the edge of his box to wind up a throw. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! However he connected with team-mate Kyriani Sabbe and fumbled the throw. This led to him bizarrely catching the ball outside the box. Shocked fans took to social media to react to the chaotic moment, in which Sommer was not even shown a card. One wrote: “How has Sommer avoided a yellow let alone a red. A mistake but it’s a deliberate hand ball outside the area catching it with a striker next to him.” A second added: “What is he thinking.” A third wrote: “Not sure how Sommer avoids a card there for just catching the ball outside his area.” Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS While PaddyPower jokingly posted: “Yann Sommer looking like someone who learned how to use his hands for the first time ever this morning.” It’s been an action-packed first half in Belgium which has seen four goals as Villa lead 3-1. Skipper John McGinn opened the scoring for Unai Emery’s side before the hosts hit back just eight minutes later. However, minutes after this order was restored for Villa as Emi Buendia put them back in front. And Sommer made headlines once again as he stormed miles out of his goal to meet Jackson, before the Senegalese breezed past him and scored his first Villa goal to give his team daylight. Comment now