Aston Villa's Champions League Start: Three Wins From Three, Penalties and No Need for Full-Backs

My Old Man Said — An Aston Villa Podcast

Aston Villa's Champions League campaign under Unai Emery has been built on control, and the league-phase win over Viking FK at Villa Park may be the clearest example yet. Villa held the game for the first half with a shape few expected: a back three and no full-backs, with Tyrone Mings, Victor Lindelöf and Pau Torres alongside a hybrid right-back in João Gomes. "We played a very serious match, disciplined, organised, and then tried to impose ourselves and dominate with our capacity, both collectively and individually," said Emery. Villa won 3-1, their third victory from three, with Ross Barkley's near-post header, Emiliano Buendía's penalty and an effort from Alysson Edward given as an own goal. The show calls the first half the most controlled it has seen under Emery, and asks how much was his plan and how much was Viking's lack of threat. Then we look at the individual contributions and the bigger questions, as Villa surprise a few and begin their Champions League in confident fashion. UTV Restock on discounted Adidas Originals stock and last season’s shirts – Use code MOMS10 for an extra 10 % off here Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows - MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group The Mad Few . Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid | Chris Budd - @BUDDmusic / Phillip Shaw - @prsgame This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.