UEFA Champions LeagueMatchday 1

Club Brugge KV vs Aston Villa 2-3

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Club Brugge KV

2-3

Aston Villa

Hugo Vetlesen19'
Nicolo Tresoldi (P)61'

John McGinn11'
Emiliano Buendía22'
Nicolas Jackson43'

Kick-off: Tue, 8 Sept 2026 · 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Referee: S. Scharer

Match timeline

89’Yellow cardClub Brugge KVRomeo Vermant
89’Yellow cardAston VillaJoão Gomes
86’SubstitutionClub Brugge KVRomeo Vermant ONFreddie Potts OFF
86’SubstitutionClub Brugge KVMamadou Diakhon ONJan Virgili Tenas OFF
81’SubstitutionAston VillaTammy Abraham ONNicolas Jackson OFF
78’Yellow cardAston VillaJohn McGinn
77’SubstitutionClub Brugge KVCheveyo Tsawa ONHans Vanaken OFF
77’SubstitutionClub Brugge KVFélix Lemaréchal ONHugo Vetlesen OFF

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68’SubstitutionAston VillaLamare Bogarde ONAaron Wan-Bissaka OFF
68’SubstitutionAston VillaAlysson Edward Franco da Rocha ONEmiliano Buendía OFF
68’SubstitutionAston VillaRoss Barkley ONBoubacar Kamara OFF
62’Yellow cardClub Brugge KVJan Virgili Tenas
61’Penalty goalClub Brugge KVNicolo Tresoldi2 – 3
59’VAR checkClub Brugge KVJoaquin SeysPenalty confirmed
48’Yellow cardClub Brugge KVHans Vanaken
45’SubstitutionClub Brugge KVHugo Siquet ONKyriani Sabbe OFF
43’Goal!Aston VillaNicolas JacksonAssist: Pau Torres1 – 3
22’Goal!Aston VillaEmiliano BuendíaAssist: João Gomes1 – 2
19’Goal!Club Brugge KVHugo VetlesenAssist: Jan Virgili Tenas1 – 1
11’Goal!Aston VillaJohn McGinnAssist: Pau Torres0 – 1
9’Yellow cardAston VillaIan Maatsen
1’Kick-off

Key stats

Club Brugge KVAston Villa

64%Possession36%
14Shots21
7Shots on Target9
4Corners5
17Fouls15
1Offsides1
5Saves5
601Passes340
3Yellow Cards3

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Club Brugge KV4 - 2 - 3 - 1

1Sommer
64Sabbe
3Han-Beom
44Mechele
65Seys
8Potts
20Vanaken
9Forbs
10Vetlesen
11Virgili
7Tresoldi

Substitutions

45’↑41 H. Siquet↓64 K. Sabbe
77’↑16 C. Tsawa↓20 H. Vanaken
77’↑80 F. Lemaréchal↓10 H. Vetlesen
86’↑17 R. Vermant↓8 F. Potts
86’↑67 M. Diakhon↓ Jan Virgili Tenas

Unused substitutes 54 S. Coulibaly, 29 N. Jackers, 27 W. Mike, 58 J. Spileers, 81 Argus Vanden Driessche, 77 A. Vasovic, 62 L. Audoor

Coach I. Leko

Aston Villa4 - 2 - 3 - 1

1Suzuki
29Wan-Bissaka
3Lindelöf
14Torres
22Maatsen
8Kamara
35Gomes
7McGinn
10Buendía
53Hemmings
11Jackson

Substitutions

68’↑26 L. Bogarde↓29 A. Wan-Bissaka
68’↑ Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha↓10 E. Buendía
68’↑6 R. Barkley↓8 B. Kamara
81’↑18 T. Abraham↓11 N. Jackson

Unused substitutes 42 J. Wright, 13 M. Ruggeri, 5 T. Mings, 19 I. Mbaye, 17 A. Garnacho, 40 M. Bizot, 47 Alysson Edward

Coach Unai Emery

Match facts

Competition: UEFA Champions League
Round: Matchday 1
Date: Tue, 8 Sept 2026
Kick-off: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Referee: S. Scharer
Club Brugge KV coach: I. Leko
Aston Villa coach: Unai Emery

League table

UEFA Champions League

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Paris Saint Germain	1	1	0	+5	3
2	Bayern München	1	1	0	+5	3
3	Barcelona	1	1	0	+4	3
4	Manchester United	1	1	0	+4	3
5	Como	1	1	0	+3	3
9	Aston Villa	1	1	0	+1	3
24	Club Brugge KV	1	0	1	-1	0

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W-D-L: 4-0-1
Scored / match: 1.8
Conceded / match: 0.4

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W-D-L: 0-1-3
Scored / match: 0.3
Conceded / match: 1.8

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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.

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Match record

Competition: UEFA Champions League
Round: Matchday 1
Kick-off: Tue, 08 Sept 2026, 16:45 UTC
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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