UEFA Champions League

Club Brugge vs PSG 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 27': Hans Vanaken
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1 - 1
  • 15': Ander Herrera

Messi starts, Mbappe limps off in Paris Saint-Germain draw with Brugge

Star-studded Paris Saint-Germain were held to a surprising 1-1 draw by Club Brugge on Wednesday night in Group A in Flanders.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 13': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Goal! Club Brugge 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 27': Goal! Club Brugge 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduard Sobol with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Club Brugge 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Leandro Paredes.
  • 51': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Kylian Mbappé because of an injury.
  • 62': Noa Lang (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Abdou Diallo.
  • 76': Éder Balanta (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Club Brugge. Faitout Maouassa replaces Kamal Sowah.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 27,546

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+13 Arsenal 5 15 0
+11 Paris Saint-Germain 5 12 1
+9 Bayern Munich 5 12 1
+9 Internazionale 5 12 1
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 3
63.7 Possession 36.3
9 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
607 Accurate Passes 303
685 Passes 376
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 1
7 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.1
34 Long Balls 49
17 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 13
17 Effective Clearances 9
17 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

BRU Club Brugge (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
22 Simon Mignolet (GK)
4 Stanley N'Soki
5 Jack Hendry
2 Eduard Sobol
77 Clinton Mata
3 Éder Balanta Yellow Card
26 Mats Rits
10 Noa Lang Yellow Card
19 Kamal Sowah
90 Charles De Ketelaere
20 Hans Vanaken

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe
5 Marquinhos
22 Abdou Diallo
2 Achraf Hakimi
8 Leandro Paredes Yellow Card
18 Georginio Wijnaldum
21 Ander Herrera
7 Kylian Mbappé
10 Neymar
30 Lionel Messi Yellow Card

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