Aston Villa beat Viking 3-1 for a third straight win

In Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League, Aston Villa hosted Viking and won the match 3-1.

The home side's first goal came from Ross Barkley in the 23rd minute. Emiliano Buendia sent a penalty into the net in the 37th minute to make it two. The third goal came in the 62nd minute, an own goal by Viking's Henrik Heggheim.

Viking's only goal was scored by Peter Christiansen in the 84th minute. The Norwegian side never came close to levelling the score with that goal and left the pitch beaten.

With this result, Aston Villa have won all three of their matches in the tournament and raised their tally to 9 points. In Matchday 2, the English side had also beaten Fenerbahce away from home, scoring 6 goals without conceding. Viking remain on 1 point.

In Matchday 4, Aston Villa will play away at Barcelona. Viking's opponent will be Atletico Madrid.