Legia Warsaw manager, Kosta Runjaic has been discussing Aston Villa before their Europa Conference League clash.
Unai Emery’s Villains are heading for their first European group game since December 2008, when Villa travelled to Hamburg.
Following an easy passage to the group stages against Hibernian, Villa were drawn into Group E.
The opponents for the group stage will be AZ Alkmaar, HSK Zrinjski and of course Legia.
Villa travel to Poland for their first game of the campaign in Europe with fans hopeful of a long stint in the competition.
Bookmakers have put the Villains as near favourites for the trophy so with that being said, they are also odds on to win the group.
What has Kosta Runjaic said about Aston Villa?
Legia sit third in the Polish league and this sees their manager set them as rank outsiders in the tournament.
When asked about this, he said: “We will play against the strongest opponents in the group, we are outsiders.
“But we have an idea for the game.”
It is obvious that every team will look to take a scalp against Villa, being one of the biggest teams in the competition.
When asked about the Premier League Runjaic said: “We all like watching the Premier League. It’s the NBA of football, the best players in the world play there.”
It is clear how rated the English league is on the continent but Villa can’t take that for granted.
On the differences between the clubs, the Austrian admitted: “It will be a clash between David and Goliath, but we can afford a surprise.
“We like matches with such opponents.”
No match is easy and Legia will need to be taken with caution.
