
Club Brugge vs Man City 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Manchester City hit five past Club Brugge in Champions League thrashing
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Manchester City eased to a comfortable 5-1 win at Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Clinton Mata (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Goal! Club Brugge 0, Manchester City 1. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
- 32': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Goal! Club Brugge 0, Manchester City 2. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Stanley N'Soki (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Goal! Club Brugge 0, Manchester City 3. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 56': Substitution, Club Brugge. Ruud Vormer replaces Mats Rits.
- 56': Substitution, Club Brugge. Ignace van der Brempt replaces Kamal Sowah.
- 57': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Aymeric Laporte.
- 57': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Phil Foden.
- 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 65': Éder Balanta (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Club Brugge 0, Manchester City 4. Cole Palmer (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling following a fast break.
- 68': Substitution, Club Brugge. Noah Mbamba-Muanda replaces Éder Balanta.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.
- 79': Substitution, Club Brugge. Brandon Mechele replaces Stanley N'Soki.
- 79': Substitution, Club Brugge. Bas Dost replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
- 81': Goal! Club Brugge 1, Manchester City 4. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruud Vormer.
- 84': Goal! Club Brugge 1, Manchester City 5. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernandinho with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Club Brugge 1, Manchester City 5.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 24,915
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 24,915
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 |
Statistics
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BRU![]() |
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8 | Fouls | 10 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 4 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
1 | Saves | 4 |
63.5 | Possession | 36.5 |
22 | SHOTS | 5 |
9 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
558 | Accurate Passes | 263 |
629 | Passes | 353 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
7 | Crosses | 10 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
55 | Long Balls | 73 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
17 | Tackles | 21 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
15 | Interceptions | 15 |
7 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
7 | Clearances | 9 |
Club Brugge (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
4 | Stanley N'Soki ![]() |
5 | Jack Hendry |
2 | Eduard Sobol |
77 | Clinton Mata ![]() |
3 | Éder Balanta ![]() |
26 | Mats Rits |
10 | Noa Lang |
19 | Kamal Sowah |
90 | Charles De Ketelaere |
20 | Hans Vanaken |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ederson (GK) |
14 | Aymeric Laporte ![]() |
3 | Rúben Dias |
27 | João Cancelo |
2 | Kyle Walker |
16 | Rodri |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
47 | Phil Foden |
10 | Jack Grealish |
26 | Riyad Mahrez |
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