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Club Brugge vs Aston Villa: match report

Club Brugge hosted Aston Villa at Jan Breydel Stadium on Tuesday 8 September 2026, in the Champions League (round 1). Sandro Scharer is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.5.

Result and scorers

Club Brugge 2-3 Aston Villa. Goals: John McGinn 11' for Aston Villa; Hugo Vetlesen 19' for Club Brugge; Emiliano Buendía 22' for Aston Villa; Nicolas Jackson 43' for Aston Villa; Nicolo Tresoldi 61' (pen) for Club Brugge. Attendance: 24,286.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 9' Yellow card: Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa)
  • 11' Goal: John McGinn (Aston Villa) 0-1
  • 19' Goal: Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge) 1-1
  • 22' Goal: Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) 1-2
  • 43' Goal: Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) 1-3
  • 48' Yellow card: Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge)
  • 61' Penalty: Nicolo Tresoldi (Club Brugge) 2-3
  • 62' Yellow card: Jan Virgili (Club Brugge)
  • 78' Yellow card: John McGinn (Aston Villa)
  • 89' Yellow card: Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge)
  • 90' Yellow card: João Gomes (Aston Villa)
Match stats (contains the result)
64.1%Possession35.9%
14Shots21
7Shots on target9
4Corners5
17Fouls14
1Offsides2
5Saves5
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Club Brugge 4-2-3-1

Coach: Ivan Leko

  1. 1 Yann Sommer GK
  2. 64 Kyriani Sabbe DEF
  3. 3 Han-Beom Lee DEF
  4. 44 Brandon Mechele DEF
  5. 65 Joaquin Seys DEF
  6. 8 Freddie Potts MID
  7. 20 Hans Vanaken MID
  8. 9 Carlos Forbs FWD
  9. 10 Hugo Vetlesen MID
  10. 11 Jan Virgili FWD
  11. 7 Nicolò Tresoldi FWD

Bench

  • 41 Hugo Siquet DEF
  • 16 Cheveyo Tsawa MID
  • 80 Félix Lemaréchal MID
  • 67 Mamadou Diakhon FWD
  • 17 Romeo Vermant FWD
  • 81 Argus Vanden Driessche GK
  • 29 Nordin Jackers GK
  • 58 Jorne Spileers DEF
  • 54 Samba Coulibaly DEF
  • 62 Lynnt Audoor MID
  • 77 Andrej Vasović FWD
  • 27 Wisdom Mike FWD

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Coach: Unai Emery

  1. 1 Zion Suzuki GK
  2. 29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF
  3. 3 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf DEF
  4. 14 Pau Torres DEF
  5. 22 Ian Maatsen DEF
  6. 8 Boubacar Kamara MID
  7. 35 João Gomes MID
  8. 7 John McGinn FWD
  9. 10 Emiliano Buendía FWD
  10. 53 George Hemmings MID
  11. 11 Nicolas Jackson FWD

Bench

  • 26 Lamare Bogarde MID
  • 6 Ross Barkley MID
  • 47 Alysson Edward FWD
  • 18 Tammy Abraham FWD
  • 42 James Wright GK
  • 40 Marco Bizot GK
  • 13 Matteo Ruggeri DEF
  • 5 Tyrone Mings DEF
  • 17 Alejandro Garnacho FWD
  • 19 Ibrahim Mbaye FWD
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 12 March 2025: Aston Villa 3-0 Club Brugge
  • Tuesday 4 March 2025: Club Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa
  • Wednesday 6 November 2024: Club Brugge 1-0 Aston Villa