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Club Brugge KV v Aston Villa 2-3 · UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League
Club Brugge KV
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2-3

  • Hugo Vetlesen19'
  • Nicolo Tresoldi (P)61'
  • John McGinn11'
  • Emiliano Buendía22'
  • Nicolas Jackson43'
Aston Villa
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Jan Breydel Stadium · Bruges · Matchday 1

What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Aston Villa beat Club Brugge KV 3-2 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League at Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges.

Hugo Vetlesen 19' and Nicolo Tresoldi 61' scored for Club Brugge KV, John McGinn 11', Emiliano Buendía 22' and Nicolas Jackson 43' for Aston Villa.

Club Brugge KV had 64% of the ball to Aston Villa's 36%; the sides had 14 and 21 shots (7 and 9 on target).

The referee showed 6 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

64%36%

Shots

1421

Shots on Target

79

Corners

45

Fouls

1715

Match timeline

  1. 89’Yellow cardRomeo Vermant
  2. 89’Yellow cardJoão Gomes
  3. 86’SubstitutionFreddie Potts · On: Romeo Vermant
  4. 86’SubstitutionJan Virgili Tenas · On: Mamadou Diakhon
  5. 81’SubstitutionNicolas Jackson · On: Tammy Abraham
  6. 78’Yellow cardJohn McGinn
  7. 77’SubstitutionHans Vanaken · On: Cheveyo Tsawa
  8. 77’SubstitutionHugo Vetlesen · On: Félix Lemaréchal
  9. 68’SubstitutionAaron Wan-Bissaka · On: Lamare Bogarde
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Team stats comparison

Club Brugge KVAston Villa
  • 64Possession36
  • 14Shots21
  • 7Shots on Target9
  • 4Corners5
  • 1Offsides1
  • 5Saves5
  • 601Passes340
  • 17Fouls15
  • 3Yellow Cards3

Match info

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchday 1
Venue
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Referee
S. Scharer
Club Brugge KV coach
I. Leko
Aston Villa coach
Unai Emery

Match record

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Referee
Sandro Schärer
Match ID
cornerflick:match:club-brugge-kv-vs-aston-villa-champions-league-2026-09-08

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Club Brugge KV4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

  • 54S. Coulibaly
  • 67M. Diakhon
  • 29N. Jackers
  • 80F. Lemaréchal
  • 27W. Mike
  • 41H. Siquet
  • 58J. Spileers
  • 16C. Tsawa
  • 81Argus Vanden Driessche
  • 77A. Vasovic
  • 17R. Vermant
  • 62L. Audoor

Coach · I. Leko

1. Y. Sommer (GK)1Sommer64. K. Sabbe (DF)64Sabbe3. Lee Han-Beom (DF)3Han-Beom44. B. Mechele (DF)44Mechele65. J. Seys (DF)65Seys8. F. Potts (MF)8Potts20. H. Vanaken (MF)20Vanaken9. Carlos Forbs (MF)9Forbs10. H. Vetlesen (MF)10Vetlesen11. Jan Virgili (MF)11Virgili7. N. Tresoldi (FW)7Tresoldi1. Z. Suzuki (GK)1Suzuki29. A. Wan-Bissaka (DF)29Wan-Bissaka3. V. Lindelöf (DF)3Lindelöf14. Pau Torres (DF)14Torres22. I. Maatsen (DF)22Maatsen8. B. Kamara (MF)8Kamara35. João Gomes (MF)35Gomes7. J. McGinn (MF)7McGinn10. E. Buendía (MF)10Buendía53. George Hemmings (MF)53Hemmings11. N. Jackson (FW)11Jackson
  • Club Brugge KV
  • Aston Villa

Aston Villa4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

  • 42J. Wright
  • 13M. Ruggeri
  • 5T. Mings
  • 19I. Mbaye
  • 17A. Garnacho
  • 26L. Bogarde
  • 40M. Bizot
  • 6R. Barkley
  • 47Alysson Edward
  • 18T. Abraham

Coach · Unai Emery

Head to head

1Wins
0Draws
3Wins

Previous 4 meetings

  • 2026 · UEFA Champions LeagueClub Brugge KV2 - 3Aston Villa
  • 2025 · UEFA Champions LeagueClub Brugge KV0 - 3Aston Villa
  • 2025 · UEFA Champions LeagueClub Brugge KV1 - 3Aston Villa
  • 2024 · UEFA Champions LeagueClub Brugge KV1 - 0Aston Villa

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

UEFA Champions League table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Paris Saint Germain1100+53
2Bayern München1100+53
3Barcelona1100+43
4Manchester United1100+43
5Como1100+33
9Aston Villa1100+13
24Club Brugge KV1001-10

Full timeline

21 events

  1. 9’Yellow cardIan Maatsen
  2. 11’John McGinnAston Villa · assist Pau Torres0–1
  3. 19’Hugo VetlesenClub Brugge KV · assist Jan Virgili Tenas1–1
  4. 22’Emiliano BuendíaAston Villa · assist João Gomes1–2
  5. 43’Nicolas JacksonAston Villa · assist Pau Torres1–3
  6. 45’SubstitutionKyriani Sabbe · On: Hugo Siquet
  7. 48’Yellow cardHans Vanaken
  8. 59’VARJoaquin Seys · Penalty confirmed
  9. 61’Nicolo TresoldiClub Brugge KV2–3
  10. 62’Yellow cardJan Virgili Tenas
  11. 68’SubstitutionAaron Wan-Bissaka · On: Lamare Bogarde
  12. 68’SubstitutionEmiliano Buendía · On: Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha
  13. 68’SubstitutionBoubacar Kamara · On: Ross Barkley
  14. 77’SubstitutionHans Vanaken · On: Cheveyo Tsawa
  15. 77’SubstitutionHugo Vetlesen · On: Félix Lemaréchal
  16. 78’Yellow cardJohn McGinn
  17. 81’SubstitutionNicolas Jackson · On: Tammy Abraham
  18. 86’SubstitutionFreddie Potts · On: Romeo Vermant
  19. 86’SubstitutionJan Virgili Tenas · On: Mamadou Diakhon
  20. 89’Yellow cardRomeo Vermant
  21. 89’Yellow cardJoão Gomes

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