Aston Villa secured their place in the Conference League knockout rounds with a 2-1 victory over Legia Warsaw. The match, however, was overshadowed by pre-match crowd trouble, as Polish fans clashed with police outside Villa Park. Villa took an early lead as Youri Tielemans set up Moussa Diaby, who sprinted clear and netted after four minutes. Legia equalized through Ernest Muci, capitalizing on a mistake by Boubacar Kamara and delivering a sensational curled shot past Robin Olsen.

Alex Moreno restored Villa’s lead, converting a Douglas Luiz free kick. Despite a near-third goal by substitute Leon Bailey, the match ended with Villa needing just a point in their final group game against Zrinjski Mostar to top the group.The violence before the match involved riot police confronting missile-throwing Polish fans attempting to storm Villa Park. Ticketless Legia fans went on a rampage, resulting in injuries to three police officers and objects being thrown at home fans from outside the stadium.

Legia fans were angered after their ticket allocation was reduced due to previous clashes with Dutch police in Alkmaar. The decision was made to exclude all Legia supporters an hour before kick-off due to their planned and systematic violent acts against West Midlands Police officers. Despite some Legia fans managing to enter the home end, they were eventually ejected by stewards.

Here is the highlight video of Aston Villa vs. Legia Warsaw, which ended with a 2-1 victory for Aston Villa.

Aston Villa performance and stats

Aston Villa is currently 4th in the Premier League with 28 points.

In the last 13 games, it has won 9 times, drawn once, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Aston Villa won 1-2 against Tottenham Hotspur.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 31 goals and conceding 18.​

Aston Villa will play the next match in Premier League against AFC Bournemouth on Sunday 3rd of December in Bournemouth. The prediction is Aston Villa winning the match.​

Legia Warszawa performance and stats

Legia Warszawa is currently 6th in the Ekstraklasa with 25 points.

In the last 15 games, it has won 7 times, drawn 4 times, and lost 4 times. In its last match, Legia Warszawa drawn 2-2 against Warta Poznań.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 23 goals and conceding 20.​

Legia Warszawa will play the next match in Ekstraklasa against Zagłębie Lubin on Sunday 3rd of December in Lubin. The prediction is Legia Warszawa winning the match.​

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