By Opta Analyst | Created at 2024-11-18 15:13:05 | Updated at 2024-11-18 17:42:15
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Aston Villa’s 100% start in the Champions League came to an end with a disappointing 1-0 defeat in Belgium. Look back at the game via the Opta data with our Club Brugge vs Aston Villa stats page.
A Hans Vanaken second-half penalty was the difference as Aston Villa’s winning start to life in the UEFA Champions League ended with this 1-0 defeat away at Club Brugge.
The Belgian side were given the chance to score from the penalty spot in confusing circumstances, as Tyrone Mings was adjudged to have handled the ball illegally following what the referee deemed a legitimate goal kick from goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. Both Villa players claimed otherwise, but their mistake led to the only goal of the game.
Mings became the first English player to concede a penalty on their Champions League debut, while Vanaken’s spot-kick was the first ever goal conceded by Aston Villa in the competition.
Unai Emery’s side offered little going forward, only attempting one shot on target in the entire match. The form of striker Ollie Watkins will be of concern, too. The England international has scored just once in his last seven appearances, and struggled again tonight.
Villa underwhelmed in this match despite entering Matchday 4 top of the UCL league phase with three wins from three. It follows back-to-back Premier League defeats to Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur, and they’ll be nervous ahead of this weekend with a trip to Anfield on Saturday against Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Club Brugge vs Aston Villa stats from this UEFA Champions League meeting at Jan Breydelstadion in Bruges, Belgium.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Club Brugge vs Aston Villa: Post-Match Facts
- Club Brugge recorded their first win over an English side since February 1995, a 1-0 victory versus Chelsea in the Cup Winners’ Cup.
- The Belgians were on a 14-game winless run against English opponents coming into tonight (D3 L11), and had lost their first five such matches in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League.
- Aston Villa have lost each of their last three games across all competitions, equalling their longest losing streak under Unai Emery (after three-game losing runs in both February 2023 and May 2024).
- Hans Vanaken became the first Club Brugge player to reach double figures for goals in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, with tonight being his 10th such strike for the club.
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