UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Club Brugge WWWDD 1
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Manchester City WDWLW 3
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BRU101
MNC033
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Match Report

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Man City survive in Champions League with 3-1 Club Brugge win

Manchester City kept their Champions League campaign alive by beating Belgian side Club Brugge 3-1 in a nervy must-win match on Wednesday thanks to goals from Mateo Kovacic and substitute Savinho, and a Brugge own goal.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
4
26.1
Possession
73.9
12
SHOTS
17
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
249
Accurate Passes
779
292
Passes
815
0.9
Pass Completion %
1.0
1
Accurate Crosses
2
4
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.1
36
Long Balls
19
21
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.6
Long Balls %
0.8
3
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
4
Interceptions
3
26
Effective Clearances
7
26
Clearances
7

Head to Head

MNC leads series 2-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 25Manuel AkanjiCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 17Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 19Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 8Mateo KovacicRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 47Phil FodenAM-L
  11. 20Bernardo SilvaAM-R

BRU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 44Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. 4Joel OrdóñezCD-R
  4. 55Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 65Joaquin SeysRB
  6. 20Hans VanakenAM
  7. 30Ardon JashariLM
  8. 15Raphael OnyedikaRM
  9. 9Ferran JutglàF
  10. 8Christos TzolisAM-L
  11. 68Chemsdine TalbiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Goal! Manchester City 0, Club Brugge 1. Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  2. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  3. 53' Goal! Manchester City 1, Club Brugge 1. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Stones.
  4. 62' Own Goal by Joel Ordóñez, Club Brugge. Manchester City 2, Club Brugge 1.
  5. 70' Substitution, Club Brugge. Romeo Vermant replaces Ferran Jutglà.
  6. 70' Substitution, Club Brugge. Michal Skóras replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
  7. 70' Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Vetlesen replaces Christos Tzolis.
  8. 77' Goal! Manchester City 3, Club Brugge 1. Savinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Stones.
  9. 81' Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Kevin De Bruyne.

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