{
  "id": 16004494,
  "title": "Aston Villa maintain perfect Champions League start by beating Viking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/aston-villa-maintain-perfect-champions-league-start-by-beating-viking",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T05:44:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/aston-villa-maintain-perfect-champions-league-start-by-beating-viking/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aston Villa continued their impressive start to the Champions League with a commanding victory over Norwegian side Viking at Villa Park. This marked their third consecutive win following their dominant 6-0 performance against Fenerbahce. Unai Emery's team maintained their control from the beginning, with Viking daringly pushing forward but failing to capitalize on several opportunities. Ross Barkley put Villa ahead after 23 minutes, responding to Ibrahim Mbaye's corner. The visitors extended their lead just before halftime when Emiliano Buendia converted a penalty after Alysson's trip by Zlatko Tripic, confirmed through a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review. Viking attempted to mount a comeback early in the second half, but Villa sealed the win with Alysson turning Henrik Heggheim's cross into his own net after 62 minutes. This result added to Emery's impressive record at Villa, as his side now boasts 12 consecutive home victories in European competition. Alejandro Garnacho, although initially failing to make a mark since his loan move from Chelsea, made a late impact as a substitute, almost scoring but having his shot saved by Viking's goalkeeper Arlid Ostbo.",
  "summary": "Aston Villa continued the impressive start to their Champions League campaign with a comfortable victory over Viking at Villa Park. Villa made it three wins from three, following their 6-0 demolition of Fenerbahce, by easing past the Norwegian side who pushed Bayern Munich all the way to draw 3-3 in the last round of matches. […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/man-utd-humiliated-as-arsenal-deny-bayern-in-champions-league",
        "published": "2026-10-21T22:08:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/man-utd-humiliated-as-arsenal-deny-bayern-in-champions-league-15960771",
        "published": "2026-10-21T22:16:06.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}