UEFA Champions League

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

Club Brugge
    FT
    0 - 5
    RB Leipzig
    • 12': Christopher Nkunku
    • 17': Emil Forsberg (P)
    • 26': André Silva
    • 45'+1': Emil Forsberg
    • 90'+3': Christopher Nkunku

    Five-star Leipzig thrash Brugge after rampant first half

    RB Leipzig scored four goals in a rampant first-half performance and added one more after the break to beat Club Brugge 5-0.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 12': Goal! Club Brugge 0, RB Leipzig 1. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
    • 17': Goal! Club Brugge 0, RB Leipzig 2. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 26': Goal! Club Brugge 0, RB Leipzig 3. André Silva (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Club Brugge 0, RB Leipzig 4. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 45': Substitution, Club Brugge. Federico Ricca replaces Stanley N'Soki.
    • 45': Substitution, Club Brugge. Mats Rits replaces Bas Dost.
    • 60': Substitution, Club Brugge. Brandon Mechele replaces Ignace van der Brempt.
    • 62': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Ilaix Moriba replaces Konrad Laimer.
    • 62': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Lukas Klostermann.
    • 63': Noa Lang (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hugo Novoa replaces Brian Brobbey.
    • 80': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Solomon Bonnah replaces Josko Gvardiol.
    • 82': Substitution, Club Brugge. José Izquierdo replaces Kamal Sowah.
    • 82': Substitution, Club Brugge. Wesley replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
    • 85': Éder Balanta (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Ilaix Moriba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Wesley (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Club Brugge 0, RB Leipzig 5. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Club Brugge 0, RB Leipzig 5.

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
    Location: Brugge, Belgium
    Attendance: 24,072

    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
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    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 5
    5 Corner Kicks 13
    3 Saves 8
    44.6 Possession 55.4
    23 SHOTS 10
    13 ON GOAL 3
    0.6 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    235 Accurate Passes 312
    351 Passes 436
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 1
    16 Crosses 18
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    79 Long Balls 62
    32 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 10
    20 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    17 Interceptions 12
    20 Effective Clearances 11
    20 Clearances 11

    Line-Ups

    BRU Club Brugge (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    22 Simon Mignolet (GK)
    5 Jack Hendry
    4 Stanley N'Soki
    77 Clinton Mata
    20 Hans Vanaken
    3 Éder Balanta Yellow Card
    19 Kamal Sowah
    28 Ignace van der Brempt
    29 Bas Dost
    10 Noa Lang Yellow Card
    90 Charles De Ketelaere
    Substitutes:
    José Izquierdo, Senne Lammens, Brandon Mechele, Noah Mbamba, Faitout Maouassa, Ruud Vormer, Mats Rits, Federico Ricca, Wesley.

    RBL RB Leipzig (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    31 Josep Martínez (GK)
    32 Josko Gvardiol
    16 Lukas Klostermann
    44 Kevin Kampl
    3 Angeliño
    22 Nordi Mukiele
    18 Christopher Nkunku
    10 Emil Forsberg
    27 Konrad Laimer
    33 André Silva
    21 Brian Brobbey
    Substitutes:
    Fabian Eutinger, Solomon Bonnah Owusu, Hugo Novoa, Benjamin Henrichs, Ilaix Moriba, Joscha Wosz.

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