Match Thread: Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa | UEFA Champions League
Club Brugge 1 - 3 Aston Villa
Brugge scorers: Maxim De Cuyper (12')
Villa scorers: Leon Bailey (3'), Brandon Mechele OG (82'), Marco Asensio (88' pen.)
Venue: Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium
Referee: João Pedro Pinheiro (Portugal)
Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Simon Mignolet | Nordin Jackers | ||
Kyriani Sabbe | 90' | Zaid Romero | |
Joel Ordóñez | Jorne Spileers | ||
Brandon Mechele | 82' | Hugo Siquet | 86' |
Maxim De Cuyper | 12' | Hugo Vetlesen | 90' |
Raphael Onyedika | 90' | Casper Nielsen | |
Ardon Jashari | Shandre Campbell | ||
Chemsdine Talbi | 85' | Michał Skóraś | 90' |
Hans Vanaken | Gustaf Nilsson | 86' | |
Christos Tzolis | Romeo Vermant | ||
Ferran Jutglà | 86' |
Manager: Nicky Hayen (Belgium)
Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Emiliano Martínez | Robin Olsen | ||
Axel Disasi | 64' | Oliwier Zych | |
Ezri Konsa | Matty Cash | 64' | |
Tyrone Mings | Pau Torres | ||
Lucas Digne | Ian Maatsen | ||
John McGinn | 64' | Lamare Bogarde | 90+1' |
Youri Tielemans | Jacob Ramsey | 64' | |
Leon Bailey | 3' 64' | Boubacar Kamara | 64' |
Morgan Rogers | Marco Asensio | 64' 88' | |
Marcus Rashford | 64' | ||
Ollie Watkins | 90+1' |
Manager: Unai Emery (Spain) | 70'
1': We're off!
3': GOAL VILLA!! Leon Bailey does it with a wonderful volley! It's a half-clearance that he gets to and fires low into the net!
12': GOAL BRUGGE!! A great cutback from Tzolis to Maxim De Cuyper who smacks it into the far side!
31': SAVE! Talbi fires at the far post from wide and Emiliano has to get down real quick to keep it out!
41': Rashford tries, I think it's a shot from wide, it's on target but Mignolet claims it
HT Club Brugge 1-1 Aston Villa Brugge and Villa trade amazing goals to go into the half tied.
46': We're back!
55': SAVE! Onyedika's shot is caught by Emiliano.
63': Bailey launches one from distance and puts it high.
64': Villa quadruple sub: Boubacar Kamara, Matty Cash, Marco Asensio and Jacob Ramsey on for Marcus Rashford, Leon Bailey, Axel Disasi and John McGinn
68': SAVE! Mignolet reacts quick to deny Asensio, good chance there.
69': Vanaken with a header towards the back post, Mings lunges out and just gets the barest of deflections on the ball to tip it wide!
70': Unai Energy carded for dissent on the sidelines
74': A huge chance for Tzolis!! Oh and he skies it, lousy shot there
82': GOAL VILLA!! Oh noooooo! Brandon Mechele slides in to cut out a cross and only puts it into his own net! Disaster for Brugge!
86': Brugge double sub: Gustav Nilsson and Hugo Siquet on for Chemsdine Talbi and Ferran Jutglà
86': PENALTY FOR VILLA!! Tzolis catches Cash inside the box!
88': GOAL VILLA!! Mignolet almost reaches the shot from Marco Asensio but can't quite touch it! Great pen!
90': Brugge double sub: Michał Skóraś and Hugo Vetlesen on for Raphael Onyedike and Kyrian Sabbe
90+1': Villa substitution: Lamare Bogarde on for Ollie Watkins
90+3': Vetlesen with a chance to get one back and he puts it over!
FT Club Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa Villa come away with the win that's basically a gift from Brugge