Paris Saint-Germain vs Club Brugge, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueMauro Icardi strikes again as PSG beat Brugge to reach UCL last 16
Mauro Icardi was again in the right place at the right time to earn Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 home victory over Club Brugge on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Foul by Simon Deli (Club Brugge).
- 4': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 7': Attempt missed. David Okereke (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Mats Rits (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis.
- 11': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
- 11': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Éder Balanta (Club Brugge).
- 11': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt missed. David Okereke (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou with a cross.
- 16': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
- 17': Attempt missed. David Okereke (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Krépin Diatta following a fast break.
- 20': Foul by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge).
- 20': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Club Brugge 0. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 25': Offside, Club Brugge. Hans Vanaken tries a through ball, but Éder Balanta is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Éder Balanta (Club Brugge).
- 25': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Éder Balanta (Club Brugge).
- 26': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Éder Balanta (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
- 28': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 30': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 35': Foul by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge).
- 35': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 38': Attempt missed. Simon Deli (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Krépin Diatta with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
- 40': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Éder Balanta.
- 40': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Colin Dagba.
- 45': David Okereke (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+1': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Club Brugge).
- 45'+1': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Club Brugge 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Club Brugge 0.
- 46': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis.
- 48': Foul by Simon Deli (Club Brugge).
- 48': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Éder Balanta.
- 50': Attempt saved. David Okereke (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 51': Foul by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge).
- 51': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Bernat.
- 52': Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 54': Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 54': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Juan Bernat.
- 60': Federico Ricca (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 62': Foul by Federico Ricca (Club Brugge).
- 62': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Simon Deli (Club Brugge).
- 63': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Mats Rits (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis.
- 66': Attempt blocked. David Okereke (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Rits with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 67': Substitution, Club Brugge. Mbaye Diagne replaces David Okereke.
- 67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
- 71': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Simon Deli.
- 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Edinson Cavani replaces Mauro Icardi because of an injury.
- 72': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 74': Penalty Club Brugge. Mbaye Diagne draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Penalty saved! Mbaye Diagne (Club Brugge) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 76': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Simon Deli.
- 77': Substitution, Club Brugge. Siebe Schrijvers replaces Krépin Diatta.
- 77': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
- 78': Offside, Club Brugge. Mbaye Diagne tries a through ball, but Siebe Schrijvers is caught offside.
- 80': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Mbaye Diagne (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 85': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Colin Dagba is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge).
- 86': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Club Brugge. Charles de Ketelaere replaces Mats Rits.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Charles de Ketelaere (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
- 88': Foul by Charles de Ketelaere (Club Brugge).
- 88': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Marco Verratti.
- 90'+1': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+1': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mbaye Diagne (Club Brugge).
- 90'+1': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Charles de Ketelaere (Club Brugge).
- 90'+3': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Club Brugge 0.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Club Brugge 0.
Statistics
 BRU |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 35.7 | Possession | 64.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 302 | Accurate Passes | 609 |
| 369 | Passes | 674 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 17 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 25 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 22 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,418
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,418
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +19 | 24 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 8 | +14 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | +10 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 2 | Thiago Silva  |
| 14 | Juan Bernat |
| 31 | Colin Dagba |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 18 | Mauro Icardi |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Club Brugge (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 88 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 17 | Simon Deli |
| 44 | Brandon Mechele |
| 3 | Éder Balanta |
| 18 | Federico Ricca |
| 5 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 20 | Hans Vanaken |
| 26 | Mats Rits |
| 11 | Krépin Diatta |
| 42 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 14 | David Okereke |
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