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Aston Villa continued their perfect start in the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Norwegian Eliteserien side Viking at Villa Park.
Ross Barkley opened the scoring with a header, his third goal of this season's competition. Emi Buendia then converted from the penalty spot to double the lead before halftime. An own goal by Henrik Heggheim extended Villa's advantage to three.
Viking pulled one back in the 84th minute through Peter Christiansen, denying Villa a third consecutive clean sheet. The Norwegian side had drawn 3-3 with Bayern Munich last week.
The result marked Villa's fifth win from six matches across all competitions. After three matches, Villa climbed to second in the Champions League standings. Villa had beaten Fenerbahce 6-0 one week prior.
Source: ESPN - Wed Oct 21, 5:05 PM ET
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