Aston Villa vs Legia Warsaw, 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
Aston Villa
  • 4': Moussa Diaby
  • 58': Álex Moreno
FT
2 - 1
Legia Warsaw
  • 20': Ernest Muçi

About

Aston Villa are hosting Legia Warsaw at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Josué (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pawel Wszolek.
  • 1': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
  • 1': Pawel Wszolek (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Offside, Legia Warsaw. Bartosz Slisz is caught offside.
  • 4': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Legia Warsaw 0. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans following a fast break.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 6': Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Pawel Wszolek (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
  • 8': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kacper Tobiasz.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Gil Dias (Legia Warsaw).
  • 18': Ernest Muçi (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  • 20': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Legia Warsaw 1. Ernest Muçi (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
  • 24': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Legia Warsaw).
  • 24': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 25': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
  • 25': Pawel Wszolek (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Marc Gual (Legia Warsaw).
  • 27': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Artur Jedrzejczyk.
  • 28': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marc Gual.
  • 29': Foul by Radovan Pankov (Legia Warsaw).
  • 29': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Marc Gual (Legia Warsaw) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pawel Wszolek with a cross.
  • 32': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Radovan Pankov.
  • 36': Bartosz Slisz (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa).
  • 36': Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Foul by Marc Gual (Legia Warsaw).
  • 39': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Marc Gual (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Pawel Wszolek (Legia Warsaw).
  • 41': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Pawel Wszolek (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa).
  • 43': Josué (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Legia Warsaw).
  • 45': Foul by Gil Dias (Legia Warsaw).
  • 45': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Legia Warsaw 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Legia Warsaw 1.
  • 47': Hand ball by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  • 48': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa).
  • 48': Juergen Elitim (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Gil Dias (Legia Warsaw) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pawel Wszolek with a cross.
  • 49': Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Josué (Legia Warsaw).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Cash.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
  • 50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bartosz Slisz.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Bartosz Slisz (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
  • 53': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Bartosz Slisz (Legia Warsaw).
  • 55': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Blaz Kramer replaces Marc Gual.
  • 55': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Patryk Kun replaces Gil Dias.
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Foul by Patryk Kun (Legia Warsaw).
  • 58': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Legia Warsaw 1. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Foul by Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw).
  • 60': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Blaz Kramer (Legia Warsaw).
  • 62': Foul by Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw).
  • 62': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Radovan Pankov (Legia Warsaw).
  • 63': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz is caught offside.
  • 67': Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Steve Kapuadi (Legia Warsaw) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josué with a cross.
  • 68': Foul by Blaz Kramer (Legia Warsaw).
  • 68': Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Blaz Kramer (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Offside, Legia Warsaw. Bartosz Slisz is caught offside.
  • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.
  • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Youri Tielemans.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
  • 75': Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Bartosz Kapustka replaces Josué.
  • 76': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Jurgen Çelhaka replaces Bartosz Slisz.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jhon Durán.
  • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
  • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Moussa Diaby.
  • 80': Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Matty Cash.
  • 81': Foul by Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw).
  • 81': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Offside, Legia Warsaw. Bartosz Kapustka is caught offside.
  • 83': Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Maciej Rosolek replaces Pawel Wszolek.
  • 85': Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
  • 87': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Robin Olsen with a through ball.
  • 90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Blaz Kramer (Legia Warsaw).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+2': Juergen Elitim (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Radovan Pankov (Legia Warsaw).
  • 90'+4': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Radovan Pankov (Legia Warsaw).
  • 90'+5': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Legia Warsaw 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Legia Warsaw 1.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
33.4 Possession 66.6
6 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
218 Accurate Passes 509
278 Passes 565
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.3
46 Long Balls 43
19 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 4
16 Tackles 8
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 5
16 Effective Clearances 10
16 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 37,866

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No. Name
25 Robin Olsen (GK)
17 Clément Lenglet
4 Ezri Konsa
15 Álex Moreno
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz Yellow Card
44 Boubacar Kamara
7 John McGinn
8 Youri Tielemans
24 Jhon Durán Yellow Card
19 Moussa Diaby
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Pau Torres, Emiliano Martínez, Jacob Ramsey, Nicolò Zaniolo, Leon Bailey, Lucas Digne, Diego Carlos, Leander Dendoncker, Filip Marschall, Calum Chambers.

LEGI Legia Warsaw (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Kacper Tobiasz (GK)
55 Artur Jedrzejczyk Yellow Card
3 Steve Kapuadi
12 Radovan Pankov
22 Juergen Elitim
99 Bartosz Slisz
17 Gil Dias
13 Pawel Wszolek Yellow Card
28 Marc Gual Yellow Card
20 Ernest Muçi
27 Josué Pesqueira
Legia Warsaw Substitutes:
Bartosz Kapustka, Jurgen Celhaka, Tomás Pekhart, Rafal Augustyniak, Yuri Ribeiro, Igor Strzalek, Dominik Hladun, Maciej RosołEk, Marco Burch, Filip Rejczyk, Blaz Kramer, Patryk Kun.

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