Aston Villa beat Viking to make it three Champions League wins from three

Aston Villa beat Viking at Villa Park to continue their Champions League campaign.

The English club has now won all three of its league-phase matches and has nine points.

Villa were in control for much of the match, although Viking scored after falling three goals behind.

The Norwegian side had drawn with Bayern Munich the previous week, and Villa manager Unai Emery had warned that it would be a difficult opponent.

Villa had injury absences, but Emery said the squad had enough players and would not use injuries as an excuse.

Villa face tougher Champions League challenges ahead, while their recent form gives the club reason to be optimistic.