Barkley and Buendía on target as Aston Villa maintain perfect start against Viking
“We’ve conquered before, we’re prepared for more,” read the pre-match display held up by the Holte End. Even if few would really be ready for a full-on repeat of 1982, when Aston Villa conquered Europe, the current vintage are doing an outwards impression of Champions League contenders. The small blot here was that they would have ended the night top of the 36-team table until Peter Christiansen, with an acrobatic volley awarded by the video assistant referee, scored a consolation for Viking that the Norwegian champions’ second-half display merited.
TL;DR
- Aston Villa showed strong performance, resembling Champions League contenders.
- Ross Barkley scored a header from an inswinger corner.
- Emiliano Buendía converted a penalty after VAR intervention.
- Henrik Heggheim scored an own goal, briefly putting Villa top of the table.
- Peter Christiansen scored a late consolation goal for Viking with an acrobatic volley.