Champions League 2026-27 · League phase, matchday 3

What did Aston Villa's 3-1 win over Viking change in the Champions League table?

3:1

Full time

Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · 21:00 CEST (Oct 22, 04:00 KST)

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Goals

Aston Villa

  • 23'Ross Barkley
  • 37'Emiliano Buendia
  • 62'헤그게임(OG)

Viking

  • 84'크리스티안센

HT 2-0

What this result changed

Standings entering Oct 22, Korea time (results through the previous day), plus this game only. Other games played on Oct 22 (Korea time) are not included.

This game alone

  • Aston VillaPosition #4→#2Out of 1st in 6→-Pts to clinch top 8 17→14Pts to clinch playoff 13→10
  • VikingPosition #29→#30Out of 1st in 4→3Out of top 8 in 5→4Pts to clinch playoff 18→-Eliminated in 6→5

Position change only:Liverpool #2→#3, VfB Stuttgart #3→#4, Slavia Prague #30→#29

Before → with this result only

Aston VillaViking
Position#4→#2#29→#30
Points6→91
Record2-0-0→3-0-00-1-1→0-1-2
Games left6→56→5
Possible finish#1–36#1–36
Out of 1st in6→-4→3
Pts to clinch top 817→14-
Out of top 8 in-5→4
Pts to clinch playoff13→1018→-
Eliminated in-6→5

“-” means there is no such number: for a clinch, the club can't clinch on its own (it needs other results); for an elimination, losing every remaining game still wouldn't settle it.

After all games on Oct 22 (Korea time)

Standings entering Oct 22, Korea time (results through the previous day), plus the 9 games finished on Oct 22. Clinches and eliminations that took more than one of those results show up only here.

  • Paris Saint-GermainPts to clinch top 8 14→13
  • LiverpoolPosition #2→#3Pts to clinch top 8 14→13
  • VfB StuttgartPosition #3→#6Pts to clinch top 8 -→15
  • Aston VillaPosition #4→#2Out of 1st in 6→-Pts to clinch top 8 17→13Pts to clinch playoff 13→10
  • Sporting CPPosition #7→#12Out of 1st in 6→5Pts to clinch top 8 17→-
  • ArsenalPosition #8→#7Out of 1st in 6→5Pts to clinch top 8 17→15Pts to clinch playoff 13→12
15 more clubs
  • Real MadridPosition #9→#4Out of 1st in 6→-Pts to clinch top 8 17→13Pts to clinch playoff 13→10
  • Real BetisPosition #10→#5Out of 1st in 6→-Pts to clinch top 8 17→13Pts to clinch playoff 13→10
  • Bayern MunichPosition #12→#14Out of 1st in 5→4Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 15→14
  • Shakhtar DonetskPosition #14→#17Out of 1st in 5→4Out of top 8 in 6→5
  • ComoPosition #17→#9Out of top 8 in 6→-Pts to clinch playoff 16→13
  • Manchester UnitedPosition #18→#20Out of 1st in 5→4Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 16→-
  • Club BruggePosition #20→#11Out of top 8 in 6→-Pts to clinch playoff 16→13
  • LensPosition #21→#27Out of 1st in 5→4Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 16→-
  • RB LeipzigPosition #23→#29Out of 1st in 5→4Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 16→-
  • FeyenoordPosition #24→#26Out of 1st in 5→4Out of top 8 in 6→5Pts to clinch playoff 16→-
  • VikingPosition #29→#33Out of 1st in 4→3Out of top 8 in 5→4Pts to clinch playoff 18→-Eliminated in 6→5
  • Inter MilanPosition #31→#20Eliminated in 6→-
  • LASKPosition #32→#24Eliminated in 6→-
  • LillePosition #34→#35Out of 1st in 4→3Out of top 8 in 5→4Eliminated in 6→5
  • GalatasarayPosition #35→#23Eliminated in 6→-
11 clubs with a position change only

Barcelona #5→#8, Manchester City #6→#10, Borussia Dortmund #11→#13, AS Roma #13→#15, Atletico Madrid #15→#16, PSV Eindhoven #16→#18, Bodo/Glimt #26→#28, AEK Athens #27→#29, Fenerbahce #28→#31, Slavia Prague #30→#32, Porto #33→#34

Current numbers, including the day's other games, on the club pages:Aston Villa scenarios →Viking scenarios →

Team stats

Team stats · Aston Villa vs Viking
Aston VillaViking
54.5%Possession45.5%
21Shots10
10Shots on target3
8Corners6
7Fouls14
2Offsides3
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Cards & substitutions

Cards

Aston Villa

No cards

Viking

No cards

Substitutions

Aston Villa

  • 70'On: Leon GoretzkaOff: Ross Barkley
  • 70'On: Tammy AbrahamOff: Nicolas Jackson
  • 70'On: Matty CashOff: Joao Gomes
  • 72'On: Alejandro GarnachoOff: Ibrahim Mbaye
  • 75'On: George HemmingsOff: Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha dos Santos

Viking

  • 63'On: 뷔르달Off: 모이
  • 63'On: 크비아-에게쇼그Off: 보타임
  • 75'On: 초시치Off: 달란
  • 75'On: 아우클렌드Off: 트리피치
  • 86'On: 바세이Off: 하우겐

Player stats

Aston Villa4-2-3-1

Aston Villa · Player stats
PlayerPosMinGACards
1Suzuki ZionGK90
35Joao GomesDF70
3Victor LindelofDF90
14Pau TorresDF90
5Tyrone MingsDF90
7John McGinnMF90
6Ross BarkleyMF701
47Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha dos SantosMF75
10Emiliano BuendiaMF901
19Ibrahim MbayeMF721
11Nicolas JacksonFW70
27Leon GoretzkaMF20
18Tammy AbrahamFW20
2Matty CashDF20
17Alejandro GarnachoFW18
53George HemmingsMF15

Unused substitutes: Ian Maatsen, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Marco Bizot, Boubacar Kamara, James Wright, Lamare Bogarde

Indented names came off the bench. Minutes exclude stoppage time (a full match is 90).

Viking4-5-1

Viking · Player stats
PlayerPosMinGACards
1외스트뵈GK90
2하우겐DF86
6스텐스네스DF90
27달란DF75
5헤그게임DF90
20크리스티안센MF901
29모이MF63
8벨MF90
7아스킬드센MF901
10트리피치MF75
22보타임FW63
16뷔르달MF27
26크비아-에게쇼그MF27
19초시치FW15
24아우클렌드DF15
17바세이DF4

Unused substitutes: 포스테마, 푸글레스타드, 벨코, 베바트네, 하우겐, 팔케네르, 한센

Indented names came off the bench. Minutes exclude stoppage time (a full match is 90).

Match data: Naver Sports. Clinch and elimination numbers and possible finishes are computed by this site. Players the league feed names only in Korean script are shown in Korean.