§ Champions League · 2026-27 · League Stage 1

Club Brugge 2–3 Aston Villa

  • Vetlesen 19'
  • Tresoldi 61' (pen.)
  • McGinn 11'
  • Buendía 22'
  • Jackson 43'

8 September 2026

The match in data

Aston Villa got the better of Club Brugge, 3–2, on 8 September 2026, in the 2026-27 Champions League (League Stage 1).

Player of the match: Han-beom Lee (Club Brugge), rated 69, thanks above all to 11 final-third passes and 100 passes. Lee produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

For Aston Villa, the highest-rated player was João Gomes, with 63.

69
Player of the match

Han-beom Lee

Club Brugge · 90'

Produced 1.35× and cost 0.35× their position's average

Added
  • 11 final-third passes 1.8×
  • 100 passes 2.0×
  • 7 duels won 1.6×
Took away
  • 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
  • 2 duels lost 0.6×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Club Brugge
PlayerPositionMinRating
Hugo Siquet Defender 44 77
Han-beom Lee ★ Defender 90 69
Kyriani Sabbe Defender 46 55
Brandon Mechele Defender 90 54
Hans Vanaken Midfielder 77 48
Jan Virgili Forward 86 47
Carlos Forbs Midfielder 90 46
Nicolò Tresoldi Forward 90 44
Yann Sommer Goalkeeper 90 42
Joaquin Seys Defender 90 35
Freddie Potts Midfielder 86 35
Hugo Vetlesen Midfielder 77 30
Cheveyo Tsawa Midfielder 13 no rating
Félix Lemaréchal Midfielder 13 no rating
Mamadou Diakhon Forward 4 no rating
Romeo Vermant Forward 4 no rating
Aston Villa
PlayerPositionMinRating
João Gomes Midfielder 90 63
Pau Torres Defender 90 60
Nicolas Jackson Forward 81 58
Emiliano Buendía Forward 68 56
Boubacar Kamara Midfielder 68 54
Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper 90 52
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender 68 52
John McGinn Midfielder 90 51
Lamare Bogarde Midfielder 22 46
Ross Barkley Midfielder 22 43
Victor Lindelöf Defender 90 42
Ian Maatsen Defender 90 35
George Hemmings Midfielder 90 29
Alysson Forward 22 25
Tammy Abraham Forward 9 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Aston Villa player recovered the most balls?

Emiliano Buendía, with 6 recoveries. Next: John McGinn 4, Boubacar Kamara 4.

In Aston Villa's 3–2 away win over Club Brugge, Emiliano Buendía led the team with 6 ball recoveries. John McGinn and Boubacar Kamara supported the effort with 4 each.

Which Club Brugge player recovered the most balls?

Jan Virgili, with 7 recoveries. Next: Carlos Forbs 5, Han-beom Lee 4.

Despite Club Brugge's 3–2 home defeat to Aston Villa, Jan Virgili stood out defensively with 7 ball recoveries. Carlos Forbs posted 5 and Han-beom Lee added 4.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.