Leeds United saw their place in the play-offs confirmed on Sunday after their 1-1 draw with Aston Villa, while rivals Sheffield United clinched the last automatic promotion spot.

But the Whites' game was marred by controversy which occurred when the home side carried on playing while Villa players had stopped following an injury to Jonathan Kodjia.

In the passage of play that followed, Mateusz Klich fired home to put Marcelo Bielsa's side in front, and this led to fury among the Villa players.

A melee in the goalmouth followed, which led to Villa winger Anwar El Ghazi receiving a red card, but the incident was resolved when Bielsa told his side to allow Villa to run the goal into the net to level the scores.

This decision defused the situation and was widely praised as an act of sound sportsmanship from the Argentine.

Unsurprisingly, this incident stole the headlines in the game and the morality behind it has been hotly debated throughout the football world.

It has emerged that the incident has received plenty of coverage in South America, with Argentinian news channels focusing on it for the past two days, according to journalist Amitai Winehouse.

The incident is clearly a popular talking point, while it appears the common opinion is that Bielsa was correct in his actions.

Leeds are now preparing to face Ipswich Town on Sunday before they launch their play-off campaign, which could well end with Bielsa's side facing Villa at Wembley in late May

The Verdict

This tweet goes to show both how popular Bielsa is in his homeland, and also how much this issue has been so widely debated.

Bielsa ultimately made the right call to allow Leeds to score, as there could have been significant backlash and the goal ultimately didn't mean much in the overall promotion picture.

This news from Argentina is proof that the incident simply generated an intriguing talking point more than anything else.