Club Brugge KV’s 3-0 win leaves them 11th in the Champions League table
How the match unfolded, with the data behind it
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Club Brugge KV turned a 1-0 half-time lead into a 3-0 Champions League victory, despite Lens recording more shots and shots on goal. J. Seys was the highest-rated player, while the result leaves Club Brugge KV ranked #11 and Lens #27 after 3 games.
Match report
Vanaken opener sets Club Brugge on course
Club Brugge KV beat Lens 3-0 at Jan Breydel Stadium, with the home side leading 1-0 at half-time. Hans Vanaken scored the opener in the 45th minute to make it 1-0, before Joaquin Seys extended the advantage in the 50th minute for 2-0. Carlos Forbs completed the scoring in the 72nd minute, assisted by Hugo Vetlesen, to make it 3-0.
The result was controlled in possession and passing, with Club Brugge KV holding 57% of the ball and completing 603 accurate passes from 689. Lens, however, produced more attempts: 19 to Club Brugge KV’s 11, including seven shots on goal compared with five. The visitors’ 13 shots inside the box also exceeded the home side’s eight, but Y. Sommer made six saves as Club Brugge preserved their clean-sheet margin.
Seys leads the ratings
J. Seys was the standout performer, receiving an 8.3 rating after 90 minutes. He scored once, registered two shots on target and supplied two key passes. Vanaken also scored and earned an 8.2 rating. Matthieu Udol, Félix Lemaréchal, Hugo Vetlesen and Michał Skóraś were booked, while neither team received a red card.
Table position after the result
Club Brugge KV are ranked #11 with 6 points from 3 games, while Lens are ranked #27 with 3 points from 3 games. Club Brugge KV are 3 points ahead of Lens. The pre-match form was Loss, Win for Club Brugge KV and Win, Loss for Lens.
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Standings source snapshot
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| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Real Madrid | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | Real Betis | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Arsenal | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Barcelona | LWW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
| 9 | Como | WLW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | |
| 10 | Manchester City | WLW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
| 11 | Club Brugge KV | WWL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |
| 12 | Sporting CP | LWW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund | WLW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 14 | Bayern München | DDW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| 15 | AS Roma | WLD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| 16 | Atletico Madrid | DWL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 17 | Shakhtar Donetsk | LWD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 18 | PSV Eindhoven | WLD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 19 | Villarreal | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |
| 20 | Manchester United | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 21 | Inter | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 22 | Napoli | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
| 23 | Galatasaray | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| 24 | Lask Linz | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| 25 | Sabah FC | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| 26 | Feyenoord | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
| 27 | Lens | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
| 28 | Bodo/Glimt | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
| 29 | AEK Athens FC | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
| 30 | RB Leipzig | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
| 31 | Fenerbahçe | DLD | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| 32 | Slavia Praha | DLL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
| 33 | Viking | LDL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |
| 34 | FC Porto | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 35 | Lille | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| 36 | Slovan Bratislava | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 |