Club Brugge 2 – 3 Aston Villa: Champions League Match Report

Champions League · 1

Club Brugge

Full Time

2–3

Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Jan Breydelstadion

Aston Villa

Aston Villa won after full-time.

⚽ Hugo Vetlesen 19' ⚽ Nicolas Jackson 43'⚽ Emiliano Buendía 22'⚽ John McGinn 11'

Match Events

89'

João GomesAston Villa

88'

Romeo VermantClub Brugge

86'

Romeo VermantClub Brugge · Freddie Potts

86'

Mamadou DiakhonClub Brugge · Jan Virgili

81'

Tammy AbrahamAston Villa · Nicolas Jackson

78'

John McGinn Aston Villa

77'

Cheveyo TsawaClub Brugge · Hugo Vetlesen

77'

Félix LemaréchalClub Brugge · Hans Vanaken

68'

AlyssonAston Villa · Emiliano Buendía

68'

Lamare BogardeAston Villa · Aaron Wan-Bissaka

68'

Ross BarkleyAston Villa · Boubacar Kamara

62'

Jan VirgiliClub Brugge

61'

Nicolò TresoldiClub Brugge

2-3

60'

Joaquin SeysClub Brugge

48'

Hans Vanaken Club Brugge

46'

Hugo SiquetClub Brugge · Kyriani Sabbe

43'

Nicolas JacksonAston Villa · Pau Torres

1-3

22'

Emiliano BuendíaAston Villa · João Gomes

1-2

19'

Hugo VetlesenClub Brugge · Jan Virgili

1-1

11'

John McGinn Aston Villa · Pau Torres

0-1

Ian MaatsenAston Villa

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Aston Villa110013

Club Brugge1001-10

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VenueJan BreydelstadionTuesday, 8 September 2026

♢

RefereeSandro Schärer

♙

AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Club Brugge Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 6

Yann Sommer

64 6.1

Kyriani Sabbe

3 6.8

Han-beom Lee

44 6.8

Brandon Mechele

65 7.5

Joaquin Seys

8 6.5

Freddie Potts

20 6.6

Hans Vanaken

9 7

Carlos Forbs

10 6.8

Hugo Vetlesen

11 6.4

Jan Virgili

7 8

Nicolò Tresoldi

Substitutes 12

#16 Cheveyo Tsawa Midfielder

6.6

#17 Romeo Vermant Attacker

6.5

#27 Wisdom Mike Attacker

#29 Nordin Jackers Goalkeeper

#41 Hugo Siquet Defender

7.1

#54 Samba Coulibaly Defender

#58 Jorne Spileers Defender

#62 Lynnt Audoor Midfielder

#67 Mamadou Diakhon Attacker

6.4

#77 Andrej Vasovic Attacker

#80 Félix Lemaréchal Midfielder

6.7

#81 Argus Vanden Driessche Goalkeeper

Aston Villa Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 7.2

Zion Suzuki

29 6.4

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

3 6.1

Victor Lindelöf

14 7.7

Pau Torres

22 6.3

Ian Maatsen

8 7.2

Boubacar Kamara

35 7.6

João Gomes

7 8

John McGinn

10 7.3

Emiliano Buendía

53 6.3

George Hemmings

11 7.8

Nicolas Jackson

Substitutes 10

#5 Tyrone Mings Defender

#6 Ross Barkley Midfielder

6.6

#13 Matteo Ruggeri Defender

#17 Alejandro Garnacho Attacker

#18 Tammy Abraham Attacker

6.2

#19 Ibrahim Mbaye Attacker

#26 Lamare Bogarde Midfielder

6.8

#40 Marco Bizot Goalkeeper

#42 James Wright Goalkeeper

#47 Alysson Attacker

6.5

Statistics

Match Statistics

Club Brugge

Comparison

Aston Villa

64% Ball Possession % 36%

14 Shots Total 21

7 Shots On Target 9

4 Shots Off Target 5

3 Shots Blocked 7

10 Shots Insidebox 15

4 Shots Outsidebox 6

8 Goal Attempts 13

2 Big Chances Created 4

0 Big Chances Missed 2

4 Corners 5

1 Offsides 2

17 Fouls 14

3 Yellowcards 3

602 Passes 337

532 Successful Passes 280

88% Successful Passes Percentage 83%

9 Key Passes 16

43 Long Passes 45

28 Successful Long Passes 20

65% Successful Long Passes Percentage 44%

27 Total Crosses 12

6 Accurate Crosses 2

21 Dribble Attempts 13

10 Successful Dribbles 8

48% Successful Dribbles Percentage 62%

17 Tackles 23

7 Interceptions 8

53 Duels Won 51

5 Saves 5

118 Attacks 77

73 Dangerous Attacks 29

15 Free Kicks 18

20 Throwins 12

5 Goal Kicks 4

1 Penalties 0

1 Hit Woodwork 0

5 Substitutions 4

14 Successful Headers 5

1 Assists 3

2 Goals 3

85 Ball Safe 100

13 Tackles Won 10