Club Brugge vs Leverkusen 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Teenager Sylla earns Club Brugge winning start in Group B
Teenager Abakar Sylla scored the only goal just before halftime as hosts Club Brugge beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 42': Goal! Club Brugge 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Abakar Sylla (Club Brugge) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Charles Aránguiz.
- 59': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Substitution, Club Brugge. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Ferran Jutglà.
- 67': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay replaces Robert Andrich.
- 67': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Mitchel Bakker.
- 68': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Club Brugge. Éder Balanta replaces Raphael Onyedika.
- 83': Substitution, Club Brugge. Cisse Sandra replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
- 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
- 89': Substitution, Club Brugge. Eduard Sobol replaces Kamal Sowah.
Game Information
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 21,235
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Arsenal | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| -2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| -5 | Lens | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| -5 | Sevilla | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Statistics
 B04 |
BRU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.2 | Possession | 47.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 433 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
| 523 | Passes | 483 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 9 | Clearances | 16 |
Club Brugge (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 94 | Abakar Sylla |
| 44 | Brandon Mechele |
| 14 | Bjorn Meijer |
| 6 | Denis Odoi |
| 15 | Raphael Onyedika |
| 20 | Hans Vanaken |
| 27 | Casper Nielsen |
| 9 | Ferran Jutglà |
| 19 | Kamal Sowah  |
| 7 | Andreas Skov Olsen |
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 5 | Mitchel Bakker |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 20 | Charles Aránguiz |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 17 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
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