Aston Villa vs Club Brugge, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 6-1 on aggregate
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3 - 0
2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 6-1 on aggregate
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 6-1 on aggregate
Asensio propels Aston Villa to UCL quarterfinal with PSG
Aston Villa marched into the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday with an easy 3-0 win over 10-man Club Brugge to set up a far tougher task next against Paris Saint-Germain.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
- 3': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 9': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ardon Jashari with a cross.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
- 11': Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 14': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 16': Foul by Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge).
- 16': Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Kyriani Sabbe (Club Brugge) is shown the red card.
- 19': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 29': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
- 29': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 30': Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 33': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 33': Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Chemsdine Talbi (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 37': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matty Cash.
- 39': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge).
- 45': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Ardon Jashari (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
- 45'+2': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Club Brugge 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Club Brugge 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio replaces Ollie Watkins because of an injury.
- 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
- 49': Attempt saved. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 50': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Club Brugge 0. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 54': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Ordóñez (Club Brugge).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Club Brugge 0. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 58': Substitution, Club Brugge. Casper Nielsen replaces Ardon Jashari.
- 58': Substitution, Club Brugge. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Ferran Jutglà.
- 58': Substitution, Club Brugge. Michal Skóras replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
- 58': Substitution, Club Brugge. Zaid Romero replaces Joel Ordóñez because of an injury.
- 60': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
- 60': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Club Brugge 0. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 65': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 65': Zaid Romero (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 66': Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Siquet replaces Christos Tzolis.
- 68': Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 69': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
- 69': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 71': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 71': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 71': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Axel Disasi replaces Matty Cash.
- 76': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Zaid Romero.
- 77': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 77': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
- 78': Foul by Marco Asensio (Aston Villa).
- 78': Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge).
- 90': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Club Brugge 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Club Brugge 0.
Statistics
 BRU |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.7 | Possession | 53.3 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 424 | Accurate Passes | 507 |
| 470 | Passes | 543 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 15 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 8 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 13 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,461
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,461
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 9 | Marcus Rashford |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
Club Brugge (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 44 | Brandon Mechele |
| 4 | Joel Ordóñez |
| 55 | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 64 | Kyriani Sabbe  |
| 20 | Hans Vanaken  |
| 30 | Ardon Jashari |
| 15 | Raphael Onyedika |
| 9 | Ferran Jutglà |
| 8 | Christos Tzolis |
| 68 | Chemsdine Talbi |
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