Aston Villa beats Leipzig and reaches third place in the Champions League

English team secures away win and continues to fight for a direct place in the round of 16. Germans still have no points after six rounds

Summary

Aston Villa remain firmly in contention to finish in the top eight of the Champions League. The English team beat RB Leipzig 3-2 away from home on Tuesday to move up to third place. McGinn, Durán and Barkley secured the three points for the Birmingham team, while Openda and Baumgartner scored for the German team.

THE TABLE

The victory means Aston Villa now have 13 points from six matches, moving them up to third place in the Champions League. RB Leipzig remain pointless after six games, in 34th place. The top eight teams in the league stage will advance directly to the round of 16. The teams that finish between ninth and 24th will play an additional playoff round. Those who finish between 25th and 36th will be eliminated directly.

DECISION AT THE END

Aston Villa opened the scoring after just three minutes through McGinn, and conceded an equaliser in the first half when Openda took advantage of a mistake by Dibu Martínez when leaving his goal. The visitors scored again in the first minutes of the second half through Durán, and Leipzig hit back with a fine finish from Baumgartner 10 minutes later. The English side pressed on and secured the win five minutes from time when Barkley fired a shot from outside the box that was deflected past goalkeeper Gulácsi.