Club Brugge vs AS Monaco, 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueThierry Henry collects point in first Champions League game with Monaco
Monaco earned the first point of their disappointing Champions League campaign on Wednesday in their first European outing under Thierry Henry.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Monaco).
- 2': Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, Club Brugge. Thibault Vlietinck tries a through ball, but Ruud Vormer is caught offside.
- 9': Delay in match Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) because of an injury.
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
- 10': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 12': Substitution, Monaco. Sofiane Diop replaces Stevan Jovetic.
- 12': Offside, Club Brugge. Benoit Poulain tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis is caught offside.
- 14': Offside, Club Brugge. Stefano Denswil tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
- 14': Offside, Club Brugge. Hans Vanaken tries a through ball, but Wesley is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Andrea Raggi (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youssef Aït Bennasser.
- 16': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
- 16': Foul by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge).
- 16': Loic Badiashile (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 19': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
- 24': Offside, Club Brugge. Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis tries a through ball, but Hans Vanaken is caught offside.
- 26': Offside, Club Brugge. Ruud Vormer tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Marvelous Nakamba.
- 28': Offside, Monaco. Djibril Sidibe tries a through ball, but Nacer Chadli is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
- 29': Moussa Sylla (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
- 31': Goal! Club Brugge 0, Monaco 1. Moussa Sylla (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a through ball.
- 34': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
- 38': Attempt missed. Moussa Sylla (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Diop with a through ball.
- 39': Goal! Club Brugge 1, Monaco 1. Wesley (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Wesley (Club Brugge).
- 41': Youssef Aït Bennasser (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Offside, Monaco. Sofiane Diop tries a through ball, but Djibril Sidibe is caught offside.
- 43': Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
- 44': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 44': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Nacer Chadli.
- 45': Attempt saved. Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Club Brugge 1, Monaco 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Club Brugge 1, Monaco 1.
- 47': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley.
- 48': Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
- 50': Foul by Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge).
- 50': Moussa Sylla (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Dangerous play by Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge).
- 51': Youri Tielemans (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Offside, Monaco. Nacer Chadli tries a through ball, but Kamil Glik is caught offside.
- 52': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Stefano Denswil (Club Brugge).
- 54': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 55': Andrea Raggi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Kaveh Rezaei (Club Brugge).
- 57': Jemerson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge).
- 58': Attempt missed. Kaveh Rezaei (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wesley following a fast break.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Diop (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jemerson.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 62': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Monaco).
- 62': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Nacer Chadli (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
- 64': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Club Brugge).
- 64': Marvelous Nakamba (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Monaco. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Djibril Sidibe.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Attempt missed. Thibault Vlietinck (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 68': Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
- 69': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 70': Attempt missed. Wesley (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thibault Vlietinck with a cross.
- 72': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nacer Chadli with a headed pass.
- 73': Substitution, Monaco. Jean Eudes Aholou replaces Sofiane Diop.
- 75': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
- 75': Kaveh Rezaei (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Attempt saved. Wesley (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 79': Substitution, Club Brugge. Lois Openda replaces Kaveh Rezaei.
- 80': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefano Denswil.
- 81': Offside, Monaco. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Moussa Sylla is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Club Brugge. Clinton Mukoni Mata Pedro Lourenco replaces Thibault Vlietinck.
- 85': Andrea Raggi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Wesley (Club Brugge).
- 85': Wesley (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt missed. Marvelous Nakamba (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 89': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge).
- 89': Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt missed. Jean Eudes Aholou (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nacer Chadli with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Substitution, Club Brugge. Krépin Diatta replaces Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis.
- 90': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
- 90': Lois Openda (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Monaco).
- 90'+2': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Youri Tielemans (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lois Openda (Club Brugge) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefano Denswil with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Club Brugge 1, Monaco 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Club Brugge 1, Monaco 1.
Statistics
 MON |
BRU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 6 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 308 | Accurate Passes | 480 |
| 380 | Passes | 546 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 33 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 23,957
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 23,957
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Club Brugge (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Karlo Letica (GK) |
| 44 | Brandon Mechele |
| 24 | Stefano Denswil |
| 5 | Benoít Poulain |
| 18 | Marvelous Nakamba  |
| 20 | Hans Vanaken |
| 25 | Ruud Vormer |
| 42 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 19 | Thibault Vlietinck |
| 7 | Wesley |
| 10 | Kaveh Rezaei |
AS Monaco (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Loic Badiashile (GK) |
| 25 | Kamil Glik |
| 5 | Jemerson |
| 24 | Andrea Raggi |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 15 | Youssef Aït Bennasser |
| 20 | Nacer Chadli |
| 19 | Djibril Sidibé |
| 34 | Moussa Sylla |
| 10 | Stevan Jovetic |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
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