BRUGGE. RB Leipzig defeats Club Brugge 5-0 after playing a incredible match. C. Nkunku (12′), E. Forsberg (17′ pen), A. Silva (26′), E. Forsberg (45′) and C. Nkunku (90′).

The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa with the support of Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio. The 4th official was Daniele Chiffi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Club Brugge had a superior ball possession 55% while RB Leipzig was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Club Brugge was was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, RB Leipzig was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Club Brugge shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, RB Leipzig shot 21 times, 11 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Club Brugge received 3 yellow cards (N. Lang, Wesley and E. Balanta). Regarding the opposition, RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (I. Moriba).

Standings

After this encounter, Club Brugge will stay with 4 points like RB Leipzig to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, RB Leipzig will have 4 points like Club Brugge to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Club Brugge will play away with Paris Saint Germain on the 7th of December with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).

RB Leipzig will host Manchester City on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Philippe Clement decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet (7.1), Clinton Mata (5.9), Jack Hendry (6.2), Stanley N’Soki (6.1), Ignace Van der Brempt (6.5), Éder Balanta (7.5), Hans Vanaken (7.0), Kamal Sowah (5.5), Charles De Ketelaere (6.8), Bas Dost (6.7) and Noa Lang (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Mats Rits (6.8), Senne Lammens, Wesley (6.6), Brandon Mechele (7.1), Faitout Maouassa, Federico Ricca (6.6), N. Mbamba-Muanda, José Izquierdo (6.6) and Ruud Vormer.

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: S. Nsoki for F. Ricca (46′), B. Dost for M. Rits (46′), I. Van der Brempt for B. Mechele (60′), K. Sowah for J. Izquierdo (82′) and C. de Ketelaere for Wesley (82′).

Best player: Éder Balanta​

The most impressive player for Club Brugge was Éder Balanta.

His rating is (7.5) with 38 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 23.

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Robin Peter played with: Josep Martínez (7.2), Nordi Mukiele (6.8), Lukas Klostermann (7.0), Joško Gvardiol (7.5), Angeliño (7.1), Konrad Laimer (6.8), Kevin Kampl (7.8), Emil Forsberg (8.7), Christopher Nkunku (8.3), André Silva (6.8) and Brian Brobbey (6.9).

They had on the bench: F. Eutinger, Hugo Novoa Ramos (6.6), Ilaix Moriba (7.0), Solomon Bonnah (6.2), Benjamin Henrichs (6.5) and Joscha Wosz.

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 4 changes: K. Laimer for I. Moriba (62′), L. Klostermann for B. Henrichs (62′), B. Brobbey for H. Novoa Ramos (66′) and J. Gvardiol for S. Bonnah (80′).

Best player: Emil Forsberg​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Emil Forsberg.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 36 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​

• Sheriff – Real Madrid – 0-3
• Sporting CP – Borussia Dortmund – 3-1
• Inter – Shakhtar Donetsk – 2-0
• Beşiktaş – Ajax – 1-2
• Liverpool – Porto – 2-0
• Atlético Madrid – Milan – 0-1
• Club Brugge – RB Leipzig – 0-5
• Manchester City – Paris Saint Germain – 2-1