UEFA Champions League | League Phase Matchday 1 | 2026-09-09 01:45 JST
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19' H. Vetlesen 61' N. Tresoldi 11' J. McGinn 22' E. Buendía 43' N. Jackson
Match summary Club Brugge took on Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League League Phase Matchday 1 on September 9. Aston Villa edged a close game against Club Brugge, 3-2. Aston Villa led 3-1 at half-time. Club Brugge pulled 1 back in the second half but it was not enough.
Scorers: Club Brugge – H. Vetlesen and N. Tresoldi; Aston Villa – J. McGinn, E. Buendía and N. Jackson. Assists: Club Brugge – Jan Virgili; Aston Villa – Pau Torres and J. Gomez.
Possession: Club Brugge 64%, Aston Villa 36%. Shots: Club Brugge 14, Aston Villa 21. Aston Villa scored 3 from 9 shots on target. Yellow cards: Club Brugge 3, Aston Villa 3.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Sommer 65 Seys 44 Mech ele 3 Han- Beo 64 Sabbe 20 Vanaken 8 Potts 11 Virgili 10 Vetlese 9 Forbs 7 Tresold
4-2-3-1 1 Suzuki 22 Maat sen 14 Torres 3 Lind elö 29 Wan- Bis 35 Gomez 8 Kamara 53 Hemming 10 Buendía 7 McGinn 11 Jackson
1.53 Expected goals (xG) 3.22
0.59 Goals prevented (xG) 0.59
View as table Club Brugge Stat Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 64% Possession 36% 1.53 Expected goals (xG) 3.22 14 Shots 21 7 Shots on target 9 4 Shots off target 5 3 Blocked shots 7 10 Shots inside the box 15 4 Shots outside the box 6 4 Corner kicks 5 1 Offsides 2 17 Fouls 14 602 Passes 337 532 Accurate passes 280 88% Pass accuracy 83% 5 Goalkeeper saves 5 0.59 Goals prevented (xG) 0.59 3 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Sandro Schärer, Switzerland
Player stats Club Brugge Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Y. Sommer 0 19(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1(None) DF K. Sabbe 1 0 1 41(87%) 0 0 0 6.3 45 2(1) DF Lee Han-Beom 0 1(100%) 1 2 94(94%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.9 90 2 9(7) DF B. Mechele 0 4 89(92%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 8(6) DF J. Seys 0 3 3 35(95%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 2 1 8(5) MF F. Potts 1 0 2 1 56(89%) 0 0 0 3 1 6.5 86 1 9(3) MF H. Vanaken 0 2(100%) 1 44(86%) 0 1 0 3 1 6.7 77 1 7(3) MF Carlos Forbs 2 1 0 1 28(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 3 1 4(1) MF H. Vetlesen 2 2 1 1(33%) 1 21(72%) 0 0 0 2 7 77 1 14(4) MF Jan Virgili 1 1 0 2(29%) 23(82%) 1 1 0 1 6.3 86 1 1 10(2) FW N. Tresoldi 4 3 1 1(100%) 1 24(86%) 0 0 0 1 4 7.6 90 1 14(9) DF H. Siquet 0 1(100%) 1 34(92%) 0 0 0 7.2 45 1 2(2) MF C. Tsawa 0 9(100%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.7 13 5(2) MF F. Lemaréchal 0 1(100%) 1 9(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 13 3(3) FW R. Vermant 0 3(75%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.7 9 3(2) FW M. Diakhon 0 1(50%) 1 3(60%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 9 5(3) GK N. Jackers 0 0 0 0 GK Argus Vanden Driessche 0 0 0 0 DF S. Coulibaly 0 0 0 0 DF J. Spileers 0 0 0 0 MF Lynnt Audoor 0 0 0 0 FW W. Mike 0 0 0 0 FW A. Vasovic 0 0 0 0
Aston Villa Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Z. Suzuki 0 25(71%) 0 0 0 7.7 90 1 DF A. Wan-Bissaka 0 1(100%) 3 23(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 68 1 1 5(4) DF V. Lindelöf 0 37(92%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 90 4(1) DF Pau Torres 0 1 1 34(83%) 2 0 0 7.7 90 4 3(1) DF I. Maatsen 1 0 1 18(72%) 0 1 0 5.9 90 3 3(1) MF B. Kamara 1 1 0 1(100%) 2 1 34(94%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.3 68 1 10(7) MF J. Gomez 0 2(100%) 5 25(89%) 1 1 0 3 1 7.7 90 2 1 15(8) MF J. McGinn 3 2 1 1(100%) 4 20(80%) 0 1 0 3 2 7.9 90 4 14(7) MF E. Buendía 3 2 1 11(69%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.5 68 6(4) MF George Hemmings 2 1 0 1(33%) 1 11(73%) 0 0 0 2 4 6.7 90 1 13(7) FW N. Jackson 3 2 1 2(50%) 18(82%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 81 3 1 11(3) MF R. Barkley 0 3 9(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 22 6(4) MF L. Bogarde 1 1 0 1 8(89%) 0 0 0 6.7 22 2(1) FW Alisson Becker 0 2 5(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 22 1 6(3) FW T. Abraham 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 9 6(None) GK M. Bizot 0 0 0 0 GK J. Wright 0 0 0 0 DF T. Mings 0 0 0 0 DF M. Ruggeri 0 0 0 0 FW A. Garnacho 0 0 0 0 FW I. Mbaye 0 0 0 0
Lineups Club Brugge Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Y. Sommer Starter DF 64 K. Sabbe Starter DF 3 Lee Han-Beom Starter DF 44 B. Mechele Starter DF 65 J. Seys Starter MF 8 F. Potts Starter MF 20 H. Vanaken Starter MF 9 Carlos Forbs Starter MF 10 H. Vetlesen Starter MF 11 Jan Virgili Starter FW 7 N. Tresoldi Bench DF 41 H. Siquet Bench MF 16 C. Tsawa Bench MF 80 F. Lemaréchal Bench FW 17 R. Vermant Bench FW 67 M. Diakhon
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 29 N. Jackers Bench GK 81 Argus Vanden Driessche Bench DF 58 J. Spileers Bench DF 54 S. Coulibaly Bench FW 27 W. Mike Bench 62 L. Audoor Bench FW 77 A. Vasovic
Aston Villa Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Z. Suzuki Starter DF 29 A. Wan-Bissaka Starter DF 3 V. Lindelöf Starter DF 14 Pau Torres Starter DF 22 I. Maatsen Starter MF 8 B. Kamara Starter MF 35 J. Gomez Starter MF 7 J. McGinn Starter MF 10 E. Buendía Starter MF 53 George Hemmings Starter FW 11 N. Jackson Bench MF 26 L. Bogarde Bench MF 6 R. Barkley Bench FW 47 Alisson Becker Bench FW 18 T. Abraham
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 40 M. Bizot Bench GK 42 J. Wright Bench DF 5 T. Mings Bench DF 13 M. Ruggeri Bench FW 17 A. Garnacho Bench FW 19 I. Mbaye
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 9' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card I. Maatsen 1H 11' Aston Villa ⚽ Goal J. McGinn 0-1 1H 19' Club Brugge ⚽ Goal H. Vetlesen 1-1 1H 22' Aston Villa ⚽ Goal E. Buendía 1-2 1H 43' Aston Villa ⚽ Goal N. Jackson 1-3 2H 1' Club Brugge 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Sabbe → IN H. Siquet 2H 3' Club Brugge 🟨 Yellow card H. Vanaken 2H 15' Club Brugge 📺 VAR J. Seys 2H 16' Club Brugge ⚽ Goal N. Tresoldi 2-3 2H 17' Club Brugge 🟨 Yellow card Jan Virgili 2H 23' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Wan-Bissaka → IN L. Bogarde 2H 23' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Kamara → IN R. Barkley 2H 23' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Buendía → IN Alisson Becker 2H 32' Club Brugge 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Vetlesen → IN C. Tsawa 2H 32' Club Brugge 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Vanaken → IN F. Lemaréchal 2H 33' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card J. McGinn 2H 36' Aston Villa 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Jackson → IN T. Abraham 2H 41' Club Brugge 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Potts → IN R. Vermant 2H 41' Club Brugge 🔄 Substitution OUT Jan Virgili → IN M. Diakhon 2H 43' Club Brugge 🟨 Yellow card R. Vermant 2H 44' Aston Villa 🟨 Yellow card J. Gomez
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