SC Freiburg 0-3 Aston Villa result, stats and report

Bayern München were comfortable 3-1 winners at SC Freiburg on Sunday, with goals from Dayot Upamecano, Serge Gnabry and Michael Olise sealing a professional away performance. Freiburg had their moments but lacked the basics to compete with a side operating at a different level.

Nicolas Jackson scored twice to hand Aston Villa a 2-1 Premier League victory over Manchester City, who dominated possession and chances but could not find a way past a determined Villa side that competed for every single second.

Aston Villa arrive in Istanbul having won all three of their Champions League matches this season, scoring freely and conceding little. Galatasaray have kept zero clean sheets in their three completed Champions League matches and have shipped nine goals in the process.

Aston Villa host a Sunderland side that has conceded twelve goals in five Premier League matches. This one has uncomfortable afternoon written all over it.

SC Freiburg arrive at Elversberg on Saturday carrying six absentees and a point to prove after a defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. Elversberg are unpredictable, leaky at the back, and absolutely capable of making this a problem.

Aston Villa host Fulham at Villa Park on Saturday evening looking to reassert themselves in front of their own supporters. Fulham arrive with a point to prove but a recent record that offers Villa genuine encouragement.

Manchester United decided against sacking Michael Carrick despite a sacking being widely expected after the Bournemouth defeat. But with Chelsea, Roma and Aston Villa before the international break, his reprieve looks conditional rather than secure.