UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Aston Villa DDWLW 3
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Club Brugge WDWLD 1
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AVL123
BRU101
1st Leg · Jan Breydelstadion · 26,890 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Aston Villa strike late in Brugge to close in on UCL quarterfinals

Aston Villa earned a 3-1 win away to Club Brugge in their Champions League last-16 first leg in Belgium on Tuesday, thanks to an own goal and a penalty kick in the final eight minutes.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
44
Possession
56
7
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
353
Accurate Passes
466
409
Passes
518
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.2
26
Long Balls
49
4
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.2
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
12
12
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
5
Interceptions
9
14
Effective Clearances
15
14
Clearances
15

Head to Head

BRU leads series 1-0

Lineups

BRU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 44Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. 4Joel OrdóñezCD-R
  4. 55Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 64Kyriani SabbeRB
  6. 20Hans VanakenAM
  7. 30Ardon JashariLM
  8. 15Raphael OnyedikaRM
  9. 9Ferran JutglàF
  10. 8Christos TzolisAM-L
  11. 68Chemsdine TalbiAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 3Axel DisasiRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 9Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Club Brugge 0, Aston Villa 1. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 12' Goal! Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 1. Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
  3. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces Leon Bailey.
  4. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces Marcus Rashford.
  5. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Axel Disasi.
  6. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces John McGinn.
  7. 82' Own Goal by Brandon Mechele, Club Brugge. Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 2.
  8. 85' Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Siquet replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
  9. 86' Substitution, Club Brugge. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Ferran Jutglà.
  10. 88' Goal! Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 3. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 90' Substitution, Club Brugge. Michal Skóras replaces Kyriani Sabbe.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Vetlesen replaces Raphael Onyedika.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ollie Watkins.

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