UEFA Champions League

Aston Villa vs Club Brugge, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 6-1 on aggregate
Aston Villa
  • 50': Marco Asensio
  • 57': Ian Maatsen
  • 61': Marco Asensio
FT
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 6-1 on aggregate
Club Brugge
  • Red Card 16': Kyriani Sabbe

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

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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

Line-Ups

AVL 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
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Robin Olsen, Pau Torres, Axel Disasi, Lucas Digne, Marco Asensio, Oliwier Zych, Lamare Bogarde, Amadou Onana, Jacob Ramsey, Leon Bailey.

BRU 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 Red Card
20 Hans Vanaken Yellow Card
30 Ardon Jashari
15 Raphael Onyedika
9 Ferran Jutglà
8 Christos Tzolis
68 Chemsdine Talbi
Club Brugge Substitutes:
Hugo Siquet, Nordin Jackers, Hugo Vetlesen, Shandre Campbell, Jorne Spileers, Michal Skoras, Romeo Vermant, Gustaf Nilsson, Casper Nielsen, Zaid Romero.

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