BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa was finally too good for Club Brugge with the goal of Marco Asensio (50′), Ian Maatsen (57′) and Marco Asensio (61′).

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert with the support of Rafael Foltyn and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Daniel Schlager. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.89 degrees Celsius or 42.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Aston Villa

3 - 0

Club Brugge

• 53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

• 14 Total 4
• 10 On Target 1
• 4 Off Target 2
• 0 Shots blocked 1

• 90 Attack 79
• 47 Dangerous attack 24
• 76 Ball safe 76

• 8 Free Kicks 8
• 0 Penalties 0
• 3 Corners 1

Fouls

• 7 Total 8
• 0 Yellow Cards 1
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 1

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Aston Villa was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Club Brugge that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match​.

Aston Villa shot 14 times, 10 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Club Brugge shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (Hans Vanaken).

Also, Club Brugge didn’t end the match with 11 players after Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (16′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Aston Villa has 16 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen and LOSC Lille to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Club Brugge stays with 11 points like Manchester City, Sporting CP and Dinamo Zagreb to hold in the 24th place.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

G

Emiliano Martínez 23.Argentina

7.0

D

Matty Cash 2.Poland

7.2

73'

D

Ian Maatsen 22.Netherlands

8.5

57'

D

Ezri Konsa 4.England

7.5

D

Tyrone Mings 5.England

7.3

66'

M

Boubacar Kamara 44.France

6.7

46'

M

John McGinn 7.Scotland

7.3

M

Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium

8.2

M

Marcus Rashford 9.England

7.8

M

Morgan Rogers 27.England

7.0

66'

F

Ollie Watkins 11.England

6.7

46'

Substitutes

G

Robin Olsen 25.Sweden

G

O. Zych 48.Poland

D

Pau Torres 14.Spain

6.8

66'

D

Lamare Bogarde 26.Netherlands

D

Axel Disasi 3.France

6.9

73'

D

Lucas Digne 12.France

M

Jacob Ramsey 41.England

6.7

66'

M

Amadou Onana 24.Belgium

M

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

7.4

46'

F

Marco Asensio 21.Spain

8.6

46' 50', 61'

Aston Villa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (7.0), Matty Cash (7.2), Ezri Konsa (7.5), Tyrone Mings (7.3), Ian Maatsen (8.5), Boubacar Kamara (6.7), Youri Tielemans (8.2), Morgan Rogers (7.0), John McGinn (7.3), Marcus Rashford (7.8) and Ollie Watkins (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Axel Disasi (6.9), Lucas Digne, Leon Bailey (7.4), Robin Olsen, Pau Torres (6.8), Marco Asensio (8.6), Jacob Ramsey (6.7), Oliwier Zych, Amadou Onana and Lamare Bogarde.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 5 changes: Boubacar Kamara for Leon Bailey (46′), Ollie Watkins for Marco Asensio (46′), Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres (66′), Morgan Rogers for Jacob Ramsey (66′) and Matty Cash for Axel Disasi (73′).

Player of the match: Marco Asensio​

The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Marco Asensio.

His rating is 8.6 with 2 goals, 27 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

His performance was sensational also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Club Brugge – Formation

Club Brugge

G

Simon Mignolet 22.Belgium

7.3

D

Joel Ordóñez 4.Ecuador

6.6

58'

D

Brandon Mechele 44.Belgium

7.0

D

Maxim De Cuyper 55.Belgium

6.3

D

Kyriani Sabbe 64.Belgium

4.8

16'

M

Christos Tzolis 8.Greece

6.7

66'

M

Raphael Onyedika 15.Nigeria

6.8

M

Hans Vanaken 20.Belgium

6.9

69'

M

Ardon Jashari 30.Switzerland

7.0

58'

M

Chemsdine Talbi 68.Belgium

6.6

58'

F

Ferran Jutglà 9.Spain

6.7

58'

Substitutes

G

Nordin Jackers 29.Belgium

D

Zaid Romero 2.Argentina

7.0

58'

D

Hugo Siquet 41.Belgium

6.9

66'

D

Jorne Spileers 58.Belgium

M

Hugo Vetlesen 10.Norway

M

Casper Nielsen 27.Denmark

6.6

58'

F

Romeo Vermant 17.Belgium

F

Gustaf Nilsson 19.Sweden

6.6

58'

F

Michał Skóraś 21.Poland

6.6

58'

F

Shandre Campbell 84.South Africa

Also Club Brugge adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nicky Hayen played with: Simon Mignolet (7.3), Kyriani Sabbe (4.8), Joel Ordóñez (6.6), Brandon Mechele (7.0), Maxim De Cuyper (6.3), Raphael Onyedika (6.8), Ardon Jashari (7.0), Chemsdine Talbi (6.6), Hans Vanaken (6.9), Christos Tzolis (6.7) and Ferran Jutglà (6.7).

They had on the bench: Zaid Romero (7.0), Hugo Vetlesen, Romeo Vermant, Gustaf Nilsson (6.6), Michał Skóraś (6.6), Casper Nielsen (6.6), Nordin Jackers, Hugo Siquet (6.9), Jorne Spileers and Shandre Campbell.

Substitutions

Club Brugge made 5 changes: Ferran Jutglà for Gustaf Nilsson (58′), Joel Ordóñez for Zaid Romero (58′), Christos Tzolis for Hugo Siquet (66′), Chemsdine Talbi for Michał Skóraś (58′) and Ardon Jashari for Casper Nielsen (58′).

Player of the match: Simon Mignolet​

The player that probably impressed the most for Club Brugge was the goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet. His rating is 7.31. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

• LOSC Lille – Borussia Dortmund – 1-2
• Aston Villa – Club Brugge – 3-0
• Atlético Madrid – Real Madrid – 1-0
• Arsenal – PSV – 2-2