Aston Villa secured a late win against RB Leipzig after Ross Barkley climbed off the bench and saw his effort deflected.
Match report
Villa climbed to third place in the standings thanks to the late winner in the 85th minute, while Leipzig squandered the chance to take their first league points of the season.
McGinn got Villa off to a flying start inside three minutes after guiding the ball past Peter Gulacsi. His team seemed to be in complete control of the match until a rare mistake from Emiliano Martinez gave Leipzig the equalizer.
The Villa keeper bounced the ball into the penalty area, where Lois Openda was waiting, and could only watch as the striker rounded him up and slotted the ball into an empty net.
Ollie Watkins, assisting his captain in the opener, put the ball into the back of the net only to see it ruled out for offside in what would be his last involvement in the match.
He was replaced by Jhon Duran at half-time and it wouldn't be long before the Colombia international had his usual impact as he curled a stunning long-range shot over Gulacsi's head.
Christoph Baumgartner's equalizer was worth securing a first point in Europe for the hosts, but they were denied that chance after Barkley was introduced, who then took a speculative effort from distance and saw it trickle in after a poor deflection.
A crucial goal that gave Villa a crucial victory. From struggling outside the top eight, to sitting nicely in third place.
Competition events
0' The match is about to start!
4' GOAL! Leipzig 0-1 Aston Villa
15' Highlight of Leipzig vs Aston Villa
25' Highlight of Leipzig vs Aston Villa
27' GOAL! Leipzig 1-1 Aston Villa (Loïs Openda)
35' Highlight of Leipzig vs Aston Villa
41' Highlight of Leipzig vs Aston Villa
48' Highlight of Leipzig against Aston Villa
52' GOAL! Leipzig 1-2 Aston Villa (Jhon Durán)
58' Highlight of Leipzig against Aston Villa
62' GOAL! Leipzig 2-2 Aston Villa (Christoph Baumgartner)
72' match event for Leipzig vs Aston Villa
82' match event for Leipzig vs Aston Villa
85' GOAL! Leipzig 2-3 Aston Villa (Ross Barkley)
Setups
Leipzig XI: Gulacsi, Orban, Henrichs, Haidara, Openda, Lutsharel Geertruida, Christoph Baumgartner, Nicolas Seiwald, Benjamin Sesko, Antonio Nusa, Arthur Vermeeren
Subs: Kampl, Andre Silva, Klostermann, Maarten Vandevoordt, Nuha Jatta, Viggo Gebel, Faik Sakar
Aston Villa XI: E. Martinez, Digne, McGinn, Tielemans, Carlos, Ollie Watkins, P. Torres, Kamara, Ngoyo, Matty Cash, Morgan Rogers
Subs: R. Olsen, Barkley, Mings, Buendia, Amadou Onana, Maatsen, Joe Gauci, Jhon Durán, Jaden Philogene, Sil Swinkels, Lamare Bogarde, Kosta Nedeljkovic
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