BASEL, Switzerland, Dec 11 : Aston Villa secured a 2-1 victory at Basel on Thursday, with goals from Evann Guessand and Youri Tielemans keeping their Europa League campaign on a strong footing.

The result lifted Villa to 15 points, level with Olympique Lyonnais and Midtjylland at the top of the group after six matches. Basel remain below the play-off section with six points.

Villa settled quickly and struck first when a loose ball from a corner fell kindly for Guessand, who finished from close range after 12 minutes.

Basel gradually eased themselves into the match and drew level in the 34th minute, with Flavius Daniliuc poking home after a fine free kick swung in by Xherdan Shaqiri.

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