Aston Villa beat Viking 3-1, three wins from three games in Europe

Aston Villa beat Norwegian champions Viking 3-1 at Villa Park in the Champions League and made it three wins from three games. The visitors' only goal came in the final stage of the match.

Ross Barkley headed Unai Emery's side in front in the middle of the first half from an Ibrahim Mbaye corner. Before the break, Emiliano Buendia extended the lead to two from the penalty spot. The challenge on Alysson was judged to have been inside the box after a VAR review.

The young winger was the most effective player on the pitch. Henrik Heggheim put the ball into his own net from his cross, delivered after a run from deep, making it 3-1. Joao Gomes, playing at right back, saw an early cross hit the underside of the crossbar.

With this goal Villa rose to the top of the league phase, and the stands celebrated the lead with chants. However, Peter Christiansen's fine strike, allowed after a VAR check, dropped the team behind PSG into second place. Viking had also made things difficult for Bayern Munich last week.