MANCHESTER. Manchester City demolishes Club Brugge 4-1 with goals of P. Foden (15′), R. Mahrez (54′), R. Sterling (72′) and Gabriel Jesus (90′). On the opposite side, Club Brugge scored with J. Stones (17′ own). Manchester City was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who was helped by Pau Cebrián Devis and Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar. The 4th official was Santiago Jaime Latre. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 22 Total 7
- 8 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 2
- 8 Shots blocked 2
- 149 Attack 63
- 99 Dangerous attack 30
- 92 Ball safe 76
- 3 Free Kicks 9
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 2
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 71% while Club Brugge was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 99 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 22 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Manchester City will have 9 points to stay in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge will stay with 4 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Manchester City will play away against RB Leipzig on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Club Brugge will play away agasint Paris Saint Germain on the 7th of December with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
80'
15'
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson , Kyle Walker , John Stones , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , İlkay Gündoğan , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Riyad Mahrez , Phil Foden and Jack Grealish .
The home team had on the bench: Kevin De Bruyne , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Nathan Aké, Scott Carson, Rúben Dias, Cole Palmer , Raheem Sterling , Fernandinho, Gabriel Jesus and Zack Steffen.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 5 changes: J. Grealish for Gabriel Jesus (68′), R. Mahrez for R. Sterling (69′), B. Silva for K. De Bruyne (75′), K. Walker for O. Zinchenko (80′) and P. Foden for C. Palmer (80′).
Best player: João Cancelo
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was João Cancelo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 108 passes (90% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Club Brugge – Formation
Club Brugge
Club Brugge started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the other side, Philippe Clement played with: Simon Mignolet , Clinton Mata , Jack Hendry , Brandon Mechele , Stanley N’Soki , Eduard Sobol , Ruud Vormer , Mats Rits , Hans Vanaken , Noa Lang and Charles De Ketelaere .
These were the players on the bench: Wesley, Senne Lammens, Ignace Van der Brempt , José Izquierdo, Kamal Sowah, Noah Mbamba , Faitout Maouassa, Bas Dost and Federico Ricca .
Club Brugge could not rely on the presence of I. Van der Brempt (injured).
Substitutions
Club Brugge made 5 changes: E. Sobol for F. Ricca (72′), N. Lang for B. Dost (78′), Clinton Mata for I. Van der Brempt (78′), M. Rits for N. Mbamba (78′) and C. de Ketelaere for K. Sowah (87′).
Best player: Clinton Mata
The most impressive player for Club Brugge was Clinton Mata.
His rating is with 28 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Sheriff – Inter – 1-3
- Sporting CP – Beşiktaş – 4-0
- Borussia Dortmund – Ajax – 1-3
- Real Madrid – Shakhtar Donetsk – 2-1
- Liverpool – Atlético Madrid – 2-0
- RB Leipzig – Paris Saint Germain – 2-2
- Manchester City – Club Brugge – 4-1
- Milan – Porto – 1-1
