Club Brugge KV vs Aston Villa 2-3
H. Vetlesen 19'
N. Tresoldi 61' (pen)
Aston Villa beat Club Brugge KV 3-2 at the Jan Breydel Stadium in the UEFA Champions League league stage on 8 September 2026. Goals from J. McGinn (11'), E. Buendia (22') and N. Jackson (43') put Villa 3-1 up at half-time, and H. Vetlesen (19') and N. Tresoldi (61', penalty) pulled Brugge back. Brugge enjoyed 64% possession and took 14 shots to Villa's 21.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 9'Ian Maatsen · Yellow card
- 11'J. McGinn assist P. Torres
- H. Vetlesen assist J. Virgili19'
- 22'E. Buendia assist Joao Gomes
- 43'N. Jackson assist P. Torres
- K. Sabbe for H. Siquet46'
- Hans Vanaken · Yellow card48'
- Joaquin Seys · VAR check60'
- N. Tresoldi · Penalty goal61'
- Jan Virgili · Yellow card62'
- 68'A. Wan-Bissaka for L. Bogarde
- 68'B. Kamara for R. Barkley
- 68'E. Buendia for Alysson
- H. Vetlesen for C. Tsawa77'
- H. Vanaken for F. Lemarechal77'
- 78'John McGinn · Yellow card
- 81'N. Jackson for T. Abraham
- F. Potts for R. Vermant86'
- J. Virgili for M. Diakhon86'
- Romeo Vermant · Yellow card88'
- 89'João Gomes · Yellow card
Match stats
Line-ups
Club Brugge KV starting XI
- 1Y. Sommer
- 64K. Sabbe
- 3Lee Han-Beom
- 44B. Mechele
- 65J. Seys
- 8F. Potts
- 20H. Vanaken
- 9C. Forbs
- 10H. Vetlesen
- 11J. Virgili
- 7N. Tresoldi
Club Brugge KV bench · coach Ivan Leko
Aston Villa starting XI
- 1Z. Suzuki
- 29A. Wan-Bissaka
- 3V. Lindelof
- 14P. Torres
- 22I. Maatsen
- 8B. Kamara
- 35Joao Gomes
- 7J. McGinn
- 10E. Buendia
- 53G. Hemmings
- 11N. Jackson
Aston Villa bench · coach Unai Emery
Player ratings VIP
Club Brugge KV formlast ten
Aston Villa formlast ten
UEFA Champions League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | +15 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | 4 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 | 3 | +5 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | +5 | 9 | |
| 6 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
| 7 | 3 | +3 | 9 | |
| 8 | 4 | +7 | 8 | |
| 9 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 10 | 4 | +3 | 7 | |
| 11 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 12 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 13 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 14 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 15 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
Match info
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
RoundLeague phase, matchday 1
Kick-off
VenueJan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
RefereeSandro Schärer

