Aston Villa returned to European football with an electric half of football against Legia Warsaw in the Europa Conference League. Legia scored an early goal to take the lead in Poland from Pawel Ws…
Summer signing Nicolo Zaniolo's blistering shot was rebounded into the path of the 19-year-old, who nodded in to score his first European goal.
But there was further surprise when Ernest Muci managed to give Legia the lead before a truly stunning strike from Lucas Digne gave Villa a much-needed equaliser before half-time. Muci's strike needed VAR to confirm the goal after being close to offside but it came from poor defending as the Albanian lost Digne before tucking home.READ MORE ON VILLaJohn McGinn's shot led to panic in the box before it was cleared straight into Digne's path.
But there was plenty more to do as the ball set up for the half-volley, which the Frenchman greedily lapped up by lashing his effort with some pizzazz.And once again, it was a defensive mishap for Unai Emery's men after the forward escaped his marker yet again.
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