00:01A damp and drizzly day in Flanders, brightened by the bright lights of a
00:05Champions League evening as Club Brücke renew acquaintances with Aston Villa.
00:10Hans van Aachen still captains the team, he scored the goal that beat Villa in
00:14the league phase two seasons ago. Who makes his first start for the club?
00:20Joao Gomez who plays for the first time since being sent off in the opening
00:23Premier League game of the season and Nicholas Jackson recently signed from
00:27Chelsea in a club record deal.
00:34Saves to the far side, Ruggeri sent it in, Suzuki parries it away, Forbes drills it
00:40back in and it's cleared by Gomez. Well this is the best we've seen from the
00:47home side so far and Suzuki able to get enough on it to just push it away from
01:11danger.
01:12And he is staying down as a result of that aerial duel. Slow to get back to his
01:18feet. Meantime, Paul Torres able to gain plenty of ground, teammates up and around
01:24him still with Torres. Now it's McGinn whipping it into the back of the net, John McGinn for Aston Villa.
01:32Up and running in the Champions League and it's taken them ten minutes.
01:37It's Villa's first goal. Here's Hemmings.
01:43Jackson takes it up for Villa. It's George Hemmings. Oh and it's a good save by Sommer.
01:50Villa not far away from scoring a second goal just two minutes after the opener.
01:57What a moment that would have been for George Hemmings, the 19-year-old.
02:01Only the second teenager to start for Villa in this competition. The first since Mark
02:08Walters in 1983.
02:19Villa's goal scorer McGinn to take this one. The little flicked header on and Sommer is there to
02:24gather. It was Bubakar Kamara. Bedlison still tracking him. Good challenge by George Forth
02:29but it's fallen kindly. Charles Gomez for Villa. It's into Hemmings who puts it wide. What a chance
02:36for 2-0. Hemmings got himself into a great position but couldn't guide it home.
02:49Encouraging response from the Belgians having conceded that opening goal to John McGinn in the
02:5511th minute for Gilles Dunwell. Here's a chance and a goal. The equalizer. Hugo Vedlessen.
03:13That's brought the home crowd to life and it was really well taken.
03:23Good play. Charles Gomez has done well here. Still Gomez. Into Emi Buendia. 2-1.
03:34No sooner had they conceded and Villa are straight to the other end. Charles Gomez forward into
03:43Jackson who's slipped his man. He's clear of Brandon Mekkela. And still with it.
03:50Now it's McGinn. Looking to tee it up here. McGinn brings the save and
04:01Pal Torres. Given away. Alarm bells ringing here for Villa. It's Forbes now with a chance to shoot.
04:09Beaten away by Suzuki.
04:17Again Villa. Intercepting on the edge of their own penalty area. Jackson's rather on his own.
04:23Keepers out. Jackson's passed in. Here's a chance for 3-1. And Nicholas Jackson on the break.
04:29Scores his first Aston Villa goal.
04:35And just when Club Brugge were attacking and hoping to draw level shortly before the interval.
04:43Club Brugge creates something to try and get back before the break.
04:47And Summer is able to make the save. Wouldn't that have been something had Emi Buendia scored?
05:00What an excellent first half for Unai Emery and his team. Nicholas Jackson capping it off with his first
05:07goal in Clareton blue to make it 3-1 at half-time.
05:11And that got Espirito from Inter Milan. Hopefully he plays tonight.
05:14Esposito. Esposito.
05:15Yeah, same thing.
05:16All right. Jay, I love that, but we're getting rid of you. Let's go back to Simon Brotherton.
05:20Gets us underway at the start of the second half.
05:28And it's wide off the head of Tresaldi, but not out of play. Blocked by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
05:35They're claiming that it's a handball. And for the time being, it's been awarded as a corner.
05:41Let's have a little look here. This is the initial ball in. The header from Tresaldi.
05:45Looked as if it was going to go past the post, but it didn't actually.
05:48What has been awarded? The ref waiting for further advice from the VAR hub.
05:53It may well be a penalty here, because the referee, it's being suggested, as you can tell,
05:58that the referee goes and has a look at it, because it clearly did strike the player on the left
06:02hand.
06:09Was that hand in an unnatural position.
06:19It's a penalty.
06:23And a potential route back into the match for Club Brugge.
06:30It'll be an interesting final half an hour if they can put this away.
06:34Could potentially change the complexion of this match entirely. There's the incident.
06:41Striking the Villa defender on the left hand.
06:45Well, two seasons ago when Villa came, it was a penalty that decided it.
06:52And Hans van Aken was the player who put that one away.
06:56Half an hour to go, big, big moment in the game that could change the momentum of this match.
07:02Trisoldi for Club Brugge. Trisoldi against Suzuki.
07:093-2, game on.
07:16Now, it's ready Potts.
07:19Now, Forbes.
07:23Pressure really starting to build here.
07:26Pushed away by Suzuki.
07:34Confirmation of the changes there.
07:39Seatcase delivery into the near post and somehow it doesn't end up in the back of the net.
07:49That's how close Club Brugge were to an equaliser.
07:53Bit of space for João Gomes.
07:55Villa try to construct some promising attacking play here with John McGinn looking for Nicholas Jackson,
08:02who brings a save from Jan Sommer.
08:05And having soaked up a lot of pressure in the second half, suddenly they burst into life for the last
08:10ten minutes.
08:10Matson into McGinn.
08:15Hemmings.
08:16Off the line by saves to deny Lamar Bogard.
08:21I can say it's good play.
08:24Jacon needs to be a good delivery into the penalty area.
08:30Back with Lee, here's Forbes, all hands on deck for Aston Villa here.
08:35Late onslaught, Trisoldi's header.
08:39That was a very comfortable save towards a very big three points.
08:45A burn in Switzerland.
08:47It's been a tougher second half this time.
08:52But they've got their big three points for Unai Emery's team.
08:56I want to go ahead and ...
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