Aston Villa Beats Club Brugge to Secure First Champions League Win
· Sports · BBC Sport
Aston Villa secured their first Champions League win of the season with a 3-1 victory against Club Brugge in Belgium. Captain John McGinn opened the scoring to become the club's all-time record European goalscorer with 12 goals. Emi Buendia and Nicolas Jackson added further strikes to put the visitors in a commanding position by half-time. Club Brugge rallied in the second half through a penalty converted by Nicolo Tresoldi following Aaron Wan-Bissaka's handball. Manager Unai Emery integrated 10 new players as Villa held on through late pressure to build foundations for their European campaign.
Why it matters
The victory provides Aston Villa with crucial momentum and three points in the Champions League standings ahead of upcoming home fixtures against Fenerbahce and Viking.
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