Club Brugge vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st Leg
FT
1 - 3
1st Leg
1 - 3
1st Leg
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.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Joel Ordóñez (Club Brugge).
- 2': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 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.
- 8': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
- 9': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 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.
- 18': Offside, Club Brugge. Chemsdine Talbi is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge).
- 23': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Chemsdine Talbi (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
- 31': Attempt saved. Chemsdine Talbi (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 33': Foul by Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge).
- 33': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 36': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
- 37': Attempt missed. Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christos Tzolis with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 44': Joel Ordóñez (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 46': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Ardon Jashari (Club Brugge).
- 48': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 48': Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa).
- 51': Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 54': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 54': Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 58': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 58': Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 60': Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Axel Disasi.
- 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces Leon Bailey.
- 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Axel Disasi.
- 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces John McGinn.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ardon Jashari.
- 66': Chemsdine Talbi (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 68': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 68': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
- 69': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Christos Tzolis with a cross.
- 69': Foul by Ardon Jashari (Club Brugge).
- 69': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Chemsdine Talbi (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 74': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a through ball.
- 75': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 75': Joel Ordóñez (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Ordóñez (Club Brugge).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ardon Jashari (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphael Onyedika.
- 82': Own Goal by Brandon Mechele, Club Brugge. Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 85': Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Siquet replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
- 86': Substitution, Club Brugge. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Ferran Jutglà.
- 86': Penalty Aston Villa. Matty Cash draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 86': Penalty conceded by Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 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.
- 90': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
- 90': Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Club Brugge. Michal Skóras replaces Kyriani Sabbe.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Vetlesen replaces Raphael Onyedika.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ardon Jashari.
- 90'+2': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
- 90'+4': Foul by Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge).
- 90'+4': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 3.
- 0': Match ends, Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 3.
Statistics
 AVL |
BRU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 26,890
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 26,890
Line-Ups
Club Brugge (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 44 | Brandon Mechele |
| 4 | Joel Ordóñez |
| 55 | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 64 | Kyriani Sabbe |
| 20 | Hans Vanaken |
| 30 | Ardon Jashari |
| 15 | Raphael Onyedika |
| 9 | Ferran Jutglà |
| 8 | Christos Tzolis |
| 68 | Chemsdine Talbi |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 3 | Axel Disasi |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 9 | Marcus Rashford |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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