Aston Villa beat Club Brugge 3–2 — 2026 UEFA Champions League League Phase

Aston Villa beat Club Brugge 3–2 at Jan Breydel Stadium on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

The goals

• 11' — John McGinn (Aston Villa)
• 19' — Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge)
• 22' — Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa)
• 43' — Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa)
• 61' — Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge)

How it unfolded

1. 9'•Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
2. 11'⚽Goal! Club Brugge 0, Aston Villa 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pau Torres.
3. 19'⚽Goal! Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 1. Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan Virgili.
4. 22'⚽Goal! Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 2. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Gomes.
5. 43'⚽Goal! Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 3. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pau Torres following a fast break.
6. 45'•Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Siquet replaces Kyriani Sabbe.
7. 48'•Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card.
8. 61'⚽Goal! Club Brugge 2, Aston Villa 3. Nicolò Tresoldi (Club Brugge) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
9. 62'•Jan Virgili (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10. 68'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
11. 68'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces Emiliano Buendía.
12. 68'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Boubacar Kamara.
13. 70'•Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge).
14. 71'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
15. 77'•Substitution, Club Brugge. Cheveyo Tsawa replaces Hans Vanaken.
16. 77'•Substitution, Club Brugge. Félix Lemaréchal replaces Hugo Vetlesen.
17. 78'•John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18. 81'•Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
19. 86'•Substitution, Club Brugge. Romeo Vermant replaces Freddie Potts.
20. 86'•Substitution, Club Brugge. Mamadou Diakhon replaces Jan Virgili.
21. 89'•Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22. 89'•João Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

How they arrived

• Club Brugge: 4W 0D 3L in their last 7 — 57% win rate, 10 scored and 6 conceded.
• Aston Villa: 0W 1D 5L in their last 6 — 0% win rate, 3 scored and 11 conceded.

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 UEFA Champions League League Phase — live match data

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