
Club Brugge vs PSG 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Messi starts, Mbappe limps off in Paris Saint-Germain draw with Brugge
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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
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 27,546
UEFA Champions League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+12 | Liverpool | 8 | 21 | 1 |
+15 | Barcelona | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+13 | Arsenal | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+10 | Internazionale | 8 | 19 | 1 |
Statistics
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BRU![]() |
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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 |
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 ![]() |
26 | Mats Rits |
10 | Noa Lang ![]() |
19 | Kamal Sowah |
90 | Charles De Ketelaere |
20 | Hans Vanaken |
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 ![]() |
18 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
21 | Ander Herrera |
7 | Kylian Mbappé |
10 | Neymar |
30 | Lionel Messi ![]() |
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