Club Brugge 2-3 Aston Villa: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 8 September 2026
Result
Club Brugge 2-3 Aston Villa
Champions League · Tuesday 8 September 2026, 16:45 UTC · Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge · half-time 1-3
Club Brugge 2-3 Aston Villa: match report
Club Brugge were beaten by Aston Villa 2-3 in the Champions League on Tuesday 8 September 2026 at Jan Breydelstadion. It was 1-3 at half-time.
John McGinn opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Club Brugge's goals came from Hugo Vetlesen (19') and Nicolò Tresoldi (61', penalty). Aston Villa scored through John McGinn (11'), Emiliano Buendía (22') and Nicolas Jackson (43').
Discipline: Club Brugge received 3 yellow cards; Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards.
In the current table Club Brugge are 9th on 9 points and Aston Villa are 6th on 9 points.
Club Brugge lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to John McGinn of Aston Villa (8.0), level with Nicolò Tresoldi (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Club Brugge win, 0 draws and 2 for Aston Villa.
Going into the match Club Brugge's last five read W-L-W-W-W and Aston Villa's D-L-L.
Key events
- 9'Yellow card · Ian Maatsen
- 11'Goal · John McGinn
- 19'Goal · Hugo Vetlesen
- 22'Goal · Emiliano Buendía
- 43'Goal · Nicolas Jackson
- 48'Yellow card · Hans Vanaken
- 61'Penalty goal · Nicolò Tresoldi
- 62'Yellow card · Jan Virgili Tenas
- 78'Yellow card · John McGinn
- 88'Yellow card · Romeo Vermant
- 89'Yellow card · João Gomes
Form and table
- Club BruggeLast five: W W W L W
- Aston VillaLast five: L L D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | WWWL |
| 9 | Club Brugge | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | LWWW |
Head-to-head
Team news
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Club Brugge line-up (4-2-3-1)
Yann Sommer, Kyriani Sabbe, Han-beom Lee, Brandon Mechele, Joaquin Seys, Freddie Potts, Hans Vanaken, Carlos Forbs, Hugo Vetlesen, Jan Virgili Tenas, Nicolò Tresoldi
Aston Villa line-up (4-2-3-1)
Zion Suzuki, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, Boubacar Kamara, João Gomes, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendía, George Hemmings, Nicolas Jackson
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