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Unai Emery urged Aston Villa to finish the job after they booked their spot in the Europa Conference League knockout stages.<\/p>\n
The manager wants to seal top spot in Group E following Thursday\u2019s 2-1 win over Legia Warsaw.<\/p>\n
Alex Moreno\u2019s winner \u2013 on his first appearance since May following a hamstring injury \u2013 earned victory after Moussa Diaby\u2019s opener was cancelled out by Ernest Muci in the first half.<\/p>\n
Victory came after Legia fans clashed with police before the game \u2013 injuring three officers \u2013 which saw the supporters barred from Villa Park.<\/p>\n
Villa moved above Legia at the top of the group and need a point in Mostar, the final group game, next month to guarantee their last 16 spot.<\/p>\n
Emery said: \u201cI\u2019m really happy because we started this competition losing in Warsaw. We wanted to show how we have improved after that match and we played well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were professional, feeling good, feeling strong and we want to finish first. It\u2019s not complete yet but we are close to it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis competition is very important, it\u2019s a trophy and trying to get minutes for some players. Alex Moreno has come back, Jacob Ramsey, Jhon Duran got 90 minutes and as a team we had to get performances with every player.\u201d<\/p>\n
Diaby struck after four minutes when he was sent scampering down the right by Youri Tielemans before cutting inside and finding the corner.<\/p>\n
Jhon Duran went close to adding a second before Legia cashed in on a terrible error by Boubacar Kamara after 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
The midfielder received the ball from Robin Olsen on the edge of the box but passed straight to Muci, who found the top corner.<\/p>\n
Encouraged, Legia settled and went close three minutes into the second half when Gil Dias\u2019 header hit the bar.<\/p>\n
But it sparked Villa back into life and, after Kacper Tobiasz denied Diaby, Moreno netted a 59th-minute winner when he volleyed in Douglas Luiz\u2019s free kick.<\/p>\n
Legia, who beat Villa 3-2 in the opening game in September, are three points behind and are now facing a last 32 tie against a side dropping down from the Europa League in February.<\/p>\n
Boss Kosta Runjaic said: \u201cIt\u2019s the expected result but we faced it in a pretty good way. Villa have a lot of power at home and are unbeaten since February.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first half was equal, we tried to play with courage and scored a fantastic goal. Villa played a good game but we could have defended their free-kick better and in the end it was a deserved win for Villa.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow we have one game left, we will be well-prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n