UEFA Champions League

Man City vs Club Brugge 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 15': Phil Foden
  • 54': Riyad Mahrez
  • 72': Raheem Sterling
  • 90'+2': Gabriel Jesus
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4 - 1
  • 17': John Stones (OG)

Manchester City prepare for derby with easy Champions League win over Club Brugge

Manchester City prepared for this weekend's derby with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 15': Goal! Manchester City 1, Club Brugge 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 17': Own Goal by John Stones, Manchester City. Manchester City 1, Club Brugge 1.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Club Brugge 1.
  • 54': Goal! Manchester City 2, Club Brugge 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  • 72': Goal! Manchester City 3, Club Brugge 1. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 73': Substitution, Club Brugge. Federico Ricca replaces Eduard Sobol.
  • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 78': Substitution, Club Brugge. Noah Mbamba-Muanda replaces Mats Rits.
  • 78': Substitution, Club Brugge. Bas Dost replaces Noa Lang.
  • 78': Substitution, Club Brugge. Ignace van der Brempt replaces Clinton Mata because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Kyle Walker.
  • 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Phil Foden.
  • 87': Substitution, Club Brugge. Kamal Sowah replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Manchester City 4, Club Brugge 1. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Manchester City 4, Club Brugge 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 50,228

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0
0 Arsenal 0 0 0
0 Atalanta 0 0 0
0 Athletic Club 0 0 0
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Statistics

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2 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 3
29 Possession 71
7 SHOTS 22
3 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
238 Accurate Passes 716
317 Passes 796
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.1
48 Long Balls 58
20 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 8
9 Effective Tackles 8
19 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 14
17 Effective Clearances 8
17 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
5 John Stones
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
16 Rodri
20 Bernardo Silva
8 Ilkay Gündogan
47 Phil Foden
10 Jack Grealish
26 Riyad Mahrez

BRU Club Brugge (5-3-2)

No. Name
22 Simon Mignolet (GK)
44 Brandon Mechele
4 Stanley N'Soki
5 Jack Hendry
2 Eduard Sobol
77 Clinton Mata
26 Mats Rits
20 Hans Vanaken
25 Ruud Vormer
90 Charles De Ketelaere
10 Noa Lang

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