Aston Villa face a potential banana skin in the Champions League this week as they host Norwegian champions Viking.Unai Emery’s side will be hoping to continue their perfect start to their league phase campaign.Villa continue their European adventure at home to Viking on WednesdayGettyWins over Club Brugge and Fenerbahce leave Villa third in the standings heading into matchday three.Meanwhile, last week’s 6-0 home victory over the latter represented their biggest-ever European triumph.Viking will be hoping to avoid a similarly heavy defeat on Wednesday night.Kick-off is scheduled for 8pm, with live commentary available on talkSPORT 2 from 7.45pm.Listen talkSPORT through the website or find us on DAB digital radio through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.Download and listen to all our live commentaries via the talkSPORT app, whilst talkSPORT is also available to watch on Samsung TV Plus.Subscribe to the talkSPORT YouTube channel for news, views and analysis plus our regular goals show and for more, follow us on talkSPORT Facebook and talkSPORT on X.For the latest odds and bet boosts for every big event, visit talkSPORT BET.Who are Viking?Founded in 1899, this season represents Viking’s first-ever appearance in the group stage or league phase of the Champions League.Viking are making their debut in the Champions League league phase this seasonGettyFollowing their title triumph in 2025, the club beat Dinamo Zagreb in the play-off round in August to make it this far.The Dark Blues, who hail from Norway’s third-largest city Stavanger, play their home matches at the 15,900-capacity Viking Stadion.In contrast, Villa Park currently holds almost 37,000 fans despite the North Stand currently being closed for redevelopment.Last year’s Norwegian title was the ninth in Viking’s history and their first since 1991.However, the six-time cup winners were playing in the second-tier as recently as 2019.Despite that, they rescued a memorable draw at home to Bayern Munich last time out.Viking snatched a 3-3 draw at home to Bayern last time outGettyHaving surrendered a 2-0 lead on home soil, Viking scored a 90th minute equaliser to snatch a 3-3 draw against the German giants.It followed a 3-1 away defeat to Stuttgart in their league phase opener.Prior to this season, their only previous appearance in a European competition proper came in the group stage of the 2005/06 UEFA Cup.Viking’s record against English clubsDespite their lack of European pedigree, Viking can boast some famous wins against continental heavyweights.Those include a shock triumph in their only previous meeting with English opponents.Viking beat Chelsea 5-4 on aggregate in the first round of the 2002/03 UEFA Cup.Chelsea were beaten in the UEFA Cup by Viking back in 2002AFPA 4-2 home win in the second leg secured their progression at the Blues’ expense.The Chelsea side that day, which was managed by Claudio Ranieri, included the likes of John Terry, Frank Lampard, Emmanuel Petit, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Gianfranco Zola.Meanwhile, Viking were captained by former Fulham defender Brede Hangeland and were aided by two goals from ex-Manchester United striker Erik Nevland.Knocking Chelsea out is not the club’s only notable European victory, though.Viking previously dumped Sporting Lisbon out of the UEFA Cup at the same stage three years earlier.A 3-0 home win over the Portuguese side saw them secure a 3-1 aggregate win in the 1999/00 edition of the tournament.Aston Villa's Champions League fixturesSeptember 8: Club Brugge 2-3 Aston VillaOctober 14: Aston Villa 6-0 FenerbahceOctober 21: Viking (H), live on talkSPORT 2November 3: Barcelona (A)November 24: Galatasaray (A)December 8: Paris Saint-Germain (H)January 19: Borussia Dortmund (H)January 27: Slavia Prague (A)Have Villa played Norwegian opponents before?As for Villa, Viking will be only the second club from Norway they have faced in a competitive fixture.Their only previous clash with a Norwegian outfit came in the first round of the 1998/99 UEFA Cup.On that occasion, Villa beat Stromsgodset 6-2 on aggregate after wins in both legs of the tie.A narrow 3-2 home victory at Villa Park was followed by a comfortable 3-0 triumph in the second leg in Norway.However, Villa would go on to lose to Celta Vigo in the second round.