Club Brugge KV 3 - 0 Racing Club de Lens — Highlights & Result
UEFA Champions League
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(4 days ago)
· MD 3
Highlights
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Club Brugge extended their scoring streak to six consecutive matches across all competitions on this UEFA Champions League matchday 3 fixture. Hans Vanaken opened the scoring right on the stroke of half-time in the forty-fifth plus third minute. Joaquin Seys doubled the advantage in the fiftieth minute, earning a standout rating of 8.3 for his performance. Carlos Forbs added a third in the seventy-second minute, set up by an assist from Hugo Vetlesen. Y. Sommer also put in a stellar shift for the hosts, collecting an 8.2 rating. Despite holding forty-three percent possession and registering nineteen shots, the visitors could not find a breakthrough.
The hosts started the evening in nineteenth place in the thirty-six-team standings, while their opponents sat twenty-first. Following the full-time whistle, the victors jumped up to twelfth position in the table. Meanwhile, the visiting team slipped down to twenty-sixth place. The table is currently led by PSG on nine points, leaving the winning side three points behind the leaders. The defeated squad now finds themselves six points adrift of the summit.
Both outfits arrived on the back of mixed recent runs. The hosts experienced varied results in their preceding European outings, including a victory away at Inter and a defeat at home against Aston Villa. The travelling side reached this stage after experiencing mixed outcomes in Ligue 1 and European competition, highlighted by a win at Troyes and a home loss to Sporting CP.
Attention now turns to domestic duties for the visiting side, who next play at home to Paris FC on 24 Oct.
The hosts started the evening in nineteenth place in the thirty-six-team standings, while their opponents sat twenty-first. Following the full-time whistle, the victors jumped up to twelfth position in the table. Meanwhile, the visiting team slipped down to twenty-sixth place. The table is currently led by PSG on nine points, leaving the winning side three points behind the leaders. The defeated squad now finds themselves six points adrift of the summit.
Both outfits arrived on the back of mixed recent runs. The hosts experienced varied results in their preceding European outings, including a victory away at Inter and a defeat at home against Aston Villa. The travelling side reached this stage after experiencing mixed outcomes in Ligue 1 and European competition, highlighted by a win at Troyes and a home loss to Sporting CP.
Attention now turns to domestic duties for the visiting side, who next play at home to Paris FC on 24 Oct.
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Match stats
Club Brugge v RC Lens
57%
Possession
43%
2.54
Expected goals (xG)
2.14
11
Shots
19
5
Shots on target
7
8
Shots inside the box
13
1
Corners
5
690
Passes
506
87%
Pass accuracy
84%
6
Saves
2
6
Fouls
10
2
Offsides
0
2
Yellow cards
2
Lineups & player ratings
8.3
Top rated
J. Seys · Club Brugge
90'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 45' 🟨 Matthieu Udol · RC Lens
- 45+3' ⚽ Hans Vanaken · Club Brugge
- 50' ⚽ Joaquin Seys · Club Brugge
- 61' 🟨 Félix Lemaréchal · Club Brugge
- 72' ⚽ Carlos Forbs · assist Hugo Vetlesen · Club Brugge
- 79' 🟨 Hugo Vetlesen · Club Brugge
- 80' 🟨 Michał Skóraś · RC Lens
Club Brugge
4-2-3-1- 1 Y. Sommer 90' 8.2
- 58 J. Spileers 90' 7.6
- 44 B. Mechele 90' 7.6
- 65 J. Seys ⚽ 90' 8.3
- 8 F. Potts 90' 7.2
- 20 H. Vanaken ⚽ 90' 8.2
- 64 K. Sabbe 82' 6.8
- 9 Carlos Forbs ⚽ 82' 7.9
- 7 N. Tresoldi 82' 6.4
- 11 Jan Virgili 73' 6.2
- 80 F. Lemaréchal 🟨 67' 6.3
- 10 H. Vetlesen · sub 🅰️ 🟨 23' 7.1
- 67 M. Diakhon · sub 17' 6.8
- 17 R. Vermant · sub 8' 6.5
- 41 H. Siquet · sub 8' 7.1
- 39 M. Robberechts · sub 8' 6.5
RC Lens
3-4-2-1- 40 R. Risser 90' 5.8
- 14 M. Udol 🟨 90' 6.5
- 23 Saud Abdulhamid 90' 6.0
- 27 M. Cuisance 90' 7.2
- 22 M. Skóraś 🟨 90' 6.6
- 28 J. Kadile 90' 5.5
- 2 R. Aguilar 82' 6.4
- 21 A. Haidara 70' 5.8
- 9 T. Hazard 58' 6.8
- 29 F. Ivanović 58' 6.1
- 6 S. Baidoo 45' 6.4
- 20 J. Todibo · sub 45' 6.4
- 10 F. Thauvin · sub 32' 6.3
- 11 O. Édouard · sub 32' 6.2
- 8 Y. Titraoui · sub 20' 6.0
- 32 K. Antonio · sub 8' 5.9
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Club Brugge
19th
in the table · 3 pts from 2
· GD 0
RC Lens
21st
in the table · 3 pts from 2
· GD -1