Club Brugge vs Aston Villa 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Club Brugge

52': Hans Vanaken (P)

FT
1 - 0

Aston Villa

Aston Villa beaten by Club Brugge after bizarre handball

Hans Vanaken of Club Brugge celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 1-0 during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD4 match between Club Brugge KV and Aston Villa [1296x729]

Aston Villa conceded a bizarre penalty in a 1-0 loss at Club Brugge on Wednesday which ended their perfect start to the Champions League group stage.

Match Commentary

17': Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': First Half ends, Club Brugge 0, Aston Villa 0.
45': Second Half begins Club Brugge 0, Aston Villa 0.
52': Goal! Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 0. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
58': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces John McGinn.
66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Morgan Rogers.
66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings.
72': Substitution, Club Brugge. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
76': Substitution, Club Brugge. Bjorn Meijer replaces Christos Tzolis.
76': Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Vetlesen replaces Casper Nielsen.
78': Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Diego Carlos.
80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ollie Watkins.
90': Substitution, Club Brugge. Romeo Vermant replaces Ferran Jutglà.
90'+1': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 23,466

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD
+9	Liverpool	4	12
+7	Sporting CP	4	10
+6	AS Monaco	4	10
+6	Brest	4	10

Full Table

Statistics

AVL		BRU
12	Fouls	12
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	2
6	Saves	1
56.1	Possession	43.9
8	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
491	Accurate Passes	356
545	Passes	417
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	2
13	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.1
22	Long Balls	53
10	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	13
9	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
3	Interceptions	9
12	Effective Clearances	26
12	Clearances	26

Line-Ups

Club Brugge (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Simon Mignolet (GK)
44	Brandon Mechele
4	Joel Ordóñez
55	Maxim De Cuyper
65	Joaquin Seys
20	Hans Vanaken
30	Ardon Jashari
27	Casper Nielsen
9	Ferran Jutglà
8	Christos Tzolis
7	Andreas Skov Olsen

Substitutes:

Romeo Vermant, Chemsdine Talbi, Michal Skoras, Nordin Jackers, Hugo Siquet, Zaid Romero, Kyriani Sabbe, Jorne Spileers, Hugo Vetlesen, Bjorn Meijer.

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5	Tyrone Mings
3	Diego Carlos
22	Ian Maatsen
4	Ezri Konsa
7	John McGinn
8	Youri Tielemans
44	Boubacar Kamara
11	Ollie Watkins
27	Morgan Rogers
31	Leon Bailey

Substitutes:

Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana, Pau Torres, Sil Swinkels, Robin Olsen, Jaden Philogene, Jacob Ramsey, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Lamar Bogarde, Jhon Durán, Joe Gauci, Emiliano Buendía.