Aston Villa vs Legia Warszawa LIVE: Villa win to go top of UEFA Europa Conference League Group E

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Aston Villa celebrated progress to the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa Conference League with a solid 2-1 win over Legia Warszawa at Villa Park.

Unai Emery’s side were assured of qualification prior to kick-off, but nevertheless put in a professional display against a Legia side who had won the reverse fixture earlier in the group stage.

Villa could hardly have asked for a better start, with Youri Tielemans putting Diaby away with a nice pass down the line, and the pacy forward showing his class with a delightful left-footed finish.

But the visitors more than held their own in an evenly-balanced first half, and got back into it when Ernest Muci latched onto a wayward Boubacar Kamara pass before curling a peach of a shot into the top corner, repeating his scoring efforts after hitting a brace against Villa in the previous meeting between the sides.

Alex Moreno’s tidy finish from a trademark Douglas Luiz set-piece delivery gave Villa the lead after half-time, but the home side were unable to find a third goal that would have secured them top spot in the group with a game to spare.

Moussa Diaby scored a lovely goal to open the scoring for Villa tonight, and was praised by TNT pundit Peter Crouch after the game.

“He really is quality. I remember speaking to John McGinn, he said when you’ve got players with that sort of pace, as he proved tonight, it’s so difficult to stop.”

The whistle goes and Moreno's goal means Villa seal a 2-1 win after a testing night in the midlands.

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A ball fizzes right across the face of the Legia goal but not one of the Villa players queuing up in the box can get a touch. That should have been the third goal.

Five minutes will be added at the end of the game, with Villa looking for a goal to secure top spot and Legia eyeing an equaliser that would secure qualification.

The excellent Douglas Luiz is applauded off the field after another impressive performance.

It doesn’t get much closer than that. A long ball forward picks out the run of Bailey, who sends a shot over the onrushing keeper and towards goal. It looks all the world like a Villa third, but the ball hits the underside of the bar and down onto the line but not across it, leaving Bailey with his head in his hands. One more goal would secure guaranteed top spot in the group for Villa.

Villa are doing a wonderful job of removing the momentum out of the game as full-time inches closer.

A dangerous cross finds Kramer, but he’d started his run too early and is offside. He mucked up the attempted header in any case, but it will concern Villa just how easily they were opened up there.

The game is opening up and Emery has introduced Zaniolo – the sort of player who could ruthlessly expose the space available on the break.

Villa break but Diaby picks the wrong option with Bailey making the more dangerous run through the middle. He does pick out Ramsey, but the resulting shot doesn’t trouble the keeper.

Villa rip Legia open but the move comes to an end by a tough challenge. It’s a clear yellow, but there’s more concern over Duran, who looked to have done something to his knee. Let’s hope the Villa man is okay.

It’s a double sub for the home side as they look to mix things up. Ramsey and Bailey come on.

A shot from Kramer fizzes just wide of the upright, but the flag is up. Replays suggest that decision would have been reversed should the ball have gone in.

Kramer halts a Villa break with a cynical pull back and goes into the book for his troubles.

This has been a really Unai Emery sort of performance – not necessarily visibly in control, but always having the game-state where they want it.

The atmosphere is buzzing and Villa are pushing for a third. Jhon Duran twice almost gets in behind the Legia defence.

What a lovely finish. Douglas Luiz whips a dangerous cross into the box and Alex Moreno meets it with a deft volley, turning the ball home to give Villa the lead once more.

Some fresh legs are introduced as the visitors push for a win that would give them top spot in the group.