Aston Villa vs Viking Highlights as Villa Secure 3-1 Champions League Win

Aston Villa beat Viking 3-1 in the UEFA Champions League at Villa Park, extending their winning start to three matches. Ross Barkley opened the scoring in the 23rd minute before Emiliano Buendía converted a penalty in the 37th minute. Henrik Heggheim’s own goal made it 3-0 in the 62nd minute, while Peter Christiansen scored Viking’s only goal in the 84th minute.

The Aston Villa vs Viking highlights feature Villa’s dominant first-half performance, Buendía’s penalty and Heggheim’s unfortunate own goal. Barkley headed home Ibrahim Mbaye’s assist to give the hosts the lead. Buendía then doubled Villa’s advantage from the spot following a VAR review. Viking struggled to contain Villa’s attack after the break, with Heggheim’s own goal further extending the deficit. Christiansen’s late strike reduced the margin but could not prevent Viking from losing.

Aston Villa dominated the match statistics with 19 shots, including nine on target, compared with Viking’s 10 shots and four on target. Villa also recorded 54% possession, completed 530 passes at 90% accuracy and won eight corners. Viking managed 46% possession and completed 383 passes at 86% accuracy.

The victory keeps Aston Villa second in the Champions League standings with nine points from three matches. They have scored 12 goals and conceded three, giving them a goal difference of +9. Viking remain 33rd with one point, five goals scored and nine conceded.

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