UEFA Champions League, League Stage 3Aston VillaAST 3 1 Full Time VikingVIK Venue Villa Park Referee Sebastian GishamerRoss Barkley 23Emiliano Buenda 37 (Pen)Henrik Heggheim 62 (OG) Peter Christiansen 84Aston Villa made it three wins from three in the Champions League with a comfortable 3-1 win over Norwegian side Viking at Villa Park. Ross Barkley and Emiliano Buendia scored in the first half before a Henrik Heggheim own goal extended the hosts advantage, although Peter Christiansen pulled one back late on.Unai Emerys side controlled the opening stages and took the lead in the 23rd minute when Barkley met Ibrahim Mbayes corner with a glancing header into the top of the net.Buendia wasted a golden opportunity to double the advantage shortly afterwards, heading over from close range after Alysson had picked him out.The Argentine was then denied by goalkeeper Arild Ostbo, who produced a fine save from another header.However, Buendia made amends in the 37th minute after Alysson was fouled by Zlatko Tripic inside the penalty area.Following a VAR review, the referee awarded a penalty, which Buendia calmly converted into the bottom corner.The goal made him the first Aston Villa player to score in four consecutive European appearances.Viking offered little going forward during the first half, with Villa registering 14 shots and 1.98 expected goals before the interval.The visitors improved after the restart, with Tobias Moi testing Zion Suzuki before Tripic forced the goalkeeper into another save. Aston Villa Viking 3 Goals 1 2.78 xG 0.63 55% Possession 45% 21 Total Shots 7 10 Shots on Target 3 7 Shots off Target 0 8 Corners 6 7 Fouls 14 2 Offsides 3 2 Saves 8 520 Passes 417 466 Passes Completed 363 90% Pass Accuracy 87% Home Away However, Villa added a third in the 62nd minute when Alysson raced into the penalty area and delivered a low cross that Heggheim diverted into his own net.Viking continued to threaten, with Suzuki tipping a powerful effort from Jesper Daland over the crossbar.Christiansen eventually reduced the deficit in the 84th minute, meeting Kristoffer Askildsens cross with a first-time volley. The goal was initially ruled out for offside before VAR overturned the decision.The UEFA Champions League Table UEFA Champions League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 3 1 Paris Saint Germain330014599 W W W 2 Liverpool330012759 W W W 3 VfB Stuttgart32107257 D W W 4 Aston Villa22009276 W W 5 Barcelona320111656 L W W 6 Como320110556 W L W 7 Manchester City32019546 W L W 8 Sporting CP22005146 L W 9 Arsenal22004046 D W 10 Real Madrid22006426 W W 11 Real Betis22006426 W W 12 Borussia Dortmund32015416 W L W 13 Bayern Mnchen21108354 D D 14 AS Roma31118534 W L D 15 Shakhtar Donetsk21104224 L W 16 Atletico Madrid31114314 D W L 17 PSV Eindhoven31112204 W L D 18 Villarreal31028803 L W L 19 Club Brugge KV21016603 W W 20 Manchester United310256-13 L L W 21 Lens210134-13 L L 22 Napoli310257-23 W L L 23 RB Leipzig210124-23 L W 24 Galatasaray310269-33 W L L 25 Feyenoord210147-33 L W 26 Sabah FC310236-33 L W L 27 Bodo/Glimt310249-53 L W L 28 AEK Athens FC310238-53 L L W 29 Fenerbahe302139-62 D L D 30 Viking201146-21 L D 31 Slavia Praha301247-31 D L L 32 Inter200246-20 W L 33 Lask Linz200237-40 W L 34 FC Porto300326-40 L L L 35 Lille3003410-60 L L L 36 Slovan Bratislava3003113-120 L L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals) Upcoming fixtures for Aston Villa and Viking Upcoming Fixtures : Aston Villa Premier League Aston Villa AST 12:30 2026-10-24 Manchester City MCI League Cup Bournemouth BOU 19:45 2026-10-28 Aston Villa AST Premier League Aston Villa AST 14:00 2026-11-01 Fulham FUL UEFA Champions League Barcelona BAR 20:00 2026-11-03 Aston Villa AST Premier League Manchester United MUN 15:00 2026-11-07 Aston Villa AST Upcoming Fixtures : Viking UEFA Champions League Viking VIK 20:00 2026-11-04 Sabah FA UEFA Champions League Atletico Madrid ATM 20:00 2026-11-25 Viking VIK UEFA Champions League Viking VIK 17:45 2026-12-08 Feyenoord FEY UEFA Champions League Viking VIK 20:00 2027-01-20 PSV Eindhoven PSV UEFA Champions League Napoli NAP 20:00 2027-01-27 Viking VIK Topics Aston Villa F.C. 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