Job completed
Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp declared himself glad with the 4-0 victory over LASK which secured high spot of their Europa League group with a match to spare.
“Two high outcomes for us tonight within the group,” stated Klopp.
“It was clear, with the defeat at Toulouse (final outing) we made it a bit extra tough however due to our outcome and their outcome we are actually high of the desk and that won’t change.
“That is good, crucial within the busy schedule now we have any further.
“A whole lot of positives within the sport, plenty of good soccer. The factor I did not like an excessive amount of, and informed the boys at half-time, (was) this sport ought to have been put to mattress already at half-time.
“You can’t play higher, you can not set it up higher, (however) you possibly can end it higher clearly – however we did not.
“Caoimhin (Kelleher) labored for his clear sheet, which he desperately wished, and that is good.
“We scored a fourth objective within the final minute or no matter, so outcome high, efficiency actually good (and) no one obtained injured. All good.”
‘Disgusting and harmful’
West Midlands Police condemned the ugly scenes brought on by Legia Warsaw followers outdoors Villa Park on Thursday evening.
Chief Inspector Tim Robinson stated: “This could have been a fantastic night of soccer which was loved by followers from each golf equipment.
“Sadly, there have been appalling scenes which noticed away followers dangerously throw flares and different missiles at our officers.”
He stated the ‘excessive violence’ left police with no different selection however to forestall away followers coming into the stadium, including: “The protection of everyone seems to be our precedence, and clearly we had no different possibility.”
Villa and West Midlands Police each launched statements earlier than the sport had completed, with the Premier League membership revealing requests to the Polish membership earlier than the tie for assist in stopping ticketless followers from travelling went unanswered.
Villa stated: “Aston Villa Soccer Membership can verify that no away followers had been allowed into Villa Park for this night’s UEFA Europa Convention League fixture with Legia Warsaw on the recommendation of West Midlands Police following large-scale dysfunction outdoors the stadium brought on by visiting supporters.
“The UK security authorities, UEFA and Aston Villa, communicated on November 2 that the ticket allocation for away followers for this fixture can be lowered to 1,002 on the recommendation of security authorities on account of earlier large-scale dysfunction brought on by Legia followers final month at AZ Alkmaar.
“Numerous Dutch cops had been injured throughout that dysfunction. As a consequence, UEFA banned Legia supporters from travelling to Mostar for his or her sport in opposition to HSK Zrinjski.
“Despite quite a few requests for cooperation from Legia Warsaw regarding their travelling supporters, particularly within the final two days, no help on the intense security matter of away followers attending Villa Park was forthcoming from the visiting membership.
“The membership has repeatedly, together with this morning, raised issues together with UEFA and all of the related authorities to Legia that ticketless away supporters had been trying to attend Villa Park.”
Weclome again!
Aston Villa’s 2-1 victory over Legia Warsaw was marred by violence from travelling Polish followers in Birmingham.
4 cops, two horses and two canines had been injured in ugly scenes as Legia Warsaw followers tried to interrupt into Villa Park.
Away followers lobbed missiles into the stadium and a few managed to interrupt in – with a complete of 39 arrests made.
In the meantime, travelling Brighton followers had been teargassed accidentally after the membership’s 1-0 victory at AEK Athens.
The house facet confirmed Brighton supporters weren’t the meant goal as safety officers tried to disperse AEK Athens followers.
Elsewhere within the Europa League, Liverpool beat LASK 4-0 and West Ham ran out 1-0 winners away at Backa Topola.
