UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Aston Villa LLLLD 3
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Club Brugge LWWLW 2
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AVL303
BRU112
Jan Breydel Stadium · 24,286 att. · CBSSN

Match Report

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
5
35.9
Possession
64.1
21
SHOTS
14
9
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
281
Accurate Passes
532
338
Passes
602
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
27
0.2
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
43
20
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
7
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
16
23
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
8
Interceptions
7
36
Effective Clearances
22
36
Clearances
22

Head to Head

AVL leads series 2-1

Lineups

BRU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 44Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. 3Lee Han-BeomCD-R
  4. 65Joaquin SeysLB
  5. 64Kyriani SabbeRB
  6. 10Hugo VetlesenAM
  7. 20Hans VanakenLM
  8. 8Freddie PottsRM
  9. 7Nicolo TresoldiF
  10. 11Jan VirgiliAM-L
  11. 9Carlos ForbsAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM
  7. 35João GomesLM
  8. 8Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 53George HemmingsAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 11' Goal! Club Brugge 0, Aston Villa 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pau Torres.
  3. 19' Goal! Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 1. Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan Virgili.
  4. 22' Goal! Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 2. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Gomes.
  5. 43' Goal! Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 3. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pau Torres following a fast break.
  6. 45' Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Siquet replaces Kyriani Sabbe.
  7. 48' Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 59'
  9. 60'
  10. 61' Goal! Club Brugge 2, Aston Villa 3. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  11. 62' Jan Virgili (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  13. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  14. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  15. 70' Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge).
  16. 70'
  17. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  18. 71'
  19. 77' Substitution, Club Brugge. Cheveyo Tsawa replaces Hans Vanaken.
  20. 77' Substitution, Club Brugge. Félix Lemaréchal replaces Hugo Vetlesen.
  21. 78' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  23. 86' Substitution, Club Brugge. Romeo Vermant replaces Freddie Potts.
  24. 86' Substitution, Club Brugge. Mamadou Diakhon replaces Jan Virgili.
  25. 89' Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 89' João Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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