BRUGGE. Manchester City beats Club Brugge 5-1 after playing a incredible match. Manchester City was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Jan Breydelstadion stadium in Brugge on Tuesday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs who was helped by Vasile Marinescu and Mihai Ovidiu Artene. The 4th official was Marian Alexandru Barbu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 5 Total 22
- 2 On Target 9
- 3 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 72 Attack 112
- 38 Dangerous attack 61
- 86 Ball safe 81
- 13 Free Kicks 13
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 63% while Club Brugge was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the contest.
Club Brugge shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Club Brugge received 3 yellow cards (E. Balanta, S. Nsoki and Clinton Mata). On the opposite side, Manchester City received 1 yellow card (A. Laporte).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Club Brugge stays with 4 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City has 6 points (2nd).
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 in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).
Manchester City will play away agasint RB Leipzig on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Club Brugge – Formation
Club Brugge
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Club Brugge started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Philippe Clement decided to play with the following team: Simon Mignolet , Clinton Mata , Jack Hendry , Stanley N’Soki , Eduard Sobol , Kamal Sowah , Mats Rits , Éder Balanta , Noa Lang , Hans Vanaken and Charles De Ketelaere .
The home team had on the bench: Ignace Van der Brempt , Ruud Vormer , Brandon Mechele , Federico Ricca, Noah Mbamba , Faitout Maouassa, José Izquierdo, Bas Dost and Senne Lammens.
Substitutions
Club Brugge made 5 changes: M. Rits for R. Vormer (56′), K. Sowah for I. Van der Brempt (56′), E. Balanta for N. Mbamba (68′), S. Nsoki for B. Mechele (79′) and C. de Ketelaere for B. Dost (79′).
Best player: Hans Vanaken
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Club Brugge was Hans Vanaken.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Talking about the opposition, Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Riyad Mahrez , Phil Foden and Jack Grealish .
These were the players on the bench: Fernandinho , İlkay Gündoğan , Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus, Nathan Aké , Cole Palmer , Zack Steffen, Raheem Sterling and Scott Carson.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 5 changes: A. Laporte for N. Ake (57′), B. Silva for I. Gundogan (57′), P. Foden for R. Sterling (64′), K. De Bruyne for C. Palmer (65′) and Rodri for Fernandinho (71′).
Best player: Riyad Mahrez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Riyad Mahrez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 50 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Inter – Sheriff – 3-1
- Shakhtar Donetsk – Real Madrid – 0-5
- Ajax – Borussia Dortmund – 4-0
- Beşiktaş – Sporting CP – 1-4
- Porto – Milan – 1-0
- Atlético Madrid – Liverpool – 2-3
- Paris Saint Germain – RB Leipzig – 3-2
- Club Brugge – Manchester City – 1-5
