Club Brugge left with a 2-1 Champions League win over PSV Eindhoven after Carlos Forbs restored the visitors' lead in the second half. PSV had just drawn level through Kodai Sano, but the home side could not turn a heavy share of the chances into a point.

Match Summary

Neither side had a goal to show in the early exchanges. Club Brugge broke through after 25 minutes, Nicolo Tresoldi finishing to put the away team in front. The lead survived until half-time. Forbs was already in the referee's book by then, cautioned three minutes after the opening goal.

PSV found a reply after the interval. Sano equalized nine minutes into the second half, and for a short spell the match was level. Club Brugge did not stay that way for long. Forbs then put the visitors back ahead in the 66th minute. From there Brugge managed the remainder more than they chased it. Hugo Vetlesen saw yellow in the 73rd minute, Jorne Spileers in the 81st, and PSV kept coming without finding a second goal.

Key Moments

The first-half lead meant PSV spent most of the match needing the next goal. Drawing level only reset the problem, because they still required another score to get in front, and that finish never arrived.

The swing that settled it was Club Brugge going back in front after PSV had clawed back to 1-1. From that point the hosts needed two goals, not one, with time running down. Forbs, already on a yellow, delivered the finish instead of becoming a disciplinary problem.

Late bookings for Vetlesen and Spileers showed how the visitors spent the closing stages protecting a slender lead. None of those cautions turned into a red card, so Club Brugge closed the match with eleven men while PSV hunted another equalizer that never came.

Match Statistics

The numbers leaned toward PSV Eindhoven without matching the result. The hosts took 18 shots to Club Brugge's 9 and put 6 of them on target against 3. Expected goals followed the same pattern, 2.64 for PSV and 1.74 for the visitors, and PSV also led on corners, 7 to 5. Club Brugge were simply more efficient with fewer attempts. Discipline ran the other way. PSV finished without a yellow card, while Brugge collected three and no reds.

See also

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