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)


Club Brugge:

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)


Aston Villa:

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'


MATCH EVENTS

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