Club Brugge host current UEFA Europa League holders Atalanta for their first leg of the Champions League knockout phase play offs.
Here are tonight’s line-ups for the match –
1′ KICK OFF – The match gets underway.
5′ Promising looking build up here from Club Brugge as they advance towards their opponents danger area. Christos Tzolis attempts a pass towards the front line but the pass is misplaced.
8′ Club Brugge are looking to break again, putting Atalanta under pressure. Tzolis is so close to getting on the end of an inviting ball from out wide but Rui Patricio is there to intervene.
Embed from Getty Images12′ Club Brugge continue to pass it around nicely.
13′ Stefan Posch is penalised for a foul on Joaquin Seys.
15′ GOAL! Club Brugge have taken the lead inside 15 minutes due to a wonderful take from Ferran Jutgla, who gets on the end of a lovely Chemsdine Talbi cross, takes a touch to set himself up and then smash it past Patricio. Club Brugge 1-0 Atalanta.
20′ The referee blows for a freekick just outside the Atalanta area after another foul from Posch.
21′ The free kick is played into the box but an attempted shot has been blocked and it is out for a corner.
22′ It is brilliant play from Club Brugge as they look to break through the Atalanta defence again, they manage to get the ball into the area but Patricio is able to clear it.
Embed from Getty Images25′ Atalanta are really struggling to get anything from the game so far. It has been a dominant display from Club Brugge inside the first 25 minutes.
25′ Davide Zappacosta manages to get a shot off for Atalanta but it is a wild effort from the edge of the area, heading miles high and wide of the goal.
28′ Posch gives Atalanta their first shot on target with an ambitious strike on just inside the box. Simon Mignolet saves comfortably however.
Embed from Getty Images30′ Club Brugge almost grab a second after a thunderous near post effort from Maxime De Cuyper smashes into the side netting. Brugge are continuously piling on the pressure.
34′ Foul on Hans Vanaken by Marten De Roon.
37′ Play stops for a foul on Meteo Retegui by De Cuyper.
40′ A real chance for Atalanta here, Retegui manages to take it past two Club Brugge defender and uses the outside of his right boot to take the shot quickly but its hit just wide.
41′ GOAL! Atalanta have equalised all thanks to a wonderful Mario Pasalic header after a sublime cross from Zappacosta.
45′ The fourth official has indicated there will be one minute of added.
45+1′ HALF TIME – The referee blows the whistle for half time. Club Brugge 1-1 Atalanta.
– HALF TIME –
46′ SECOND HALF – The teams have returned from the interval and the referee blows to indicate the start of the second half.
48′ Club Brugge make a fast start to this second half, Talbi finds himself in a good position to shoot but his effort is a bit too high.
53′ Club Brugge have the ball in the opponents box and keep firing away but a number of their shots are getting blocked.The ball falls to edge of the box where De Cuyper is waiting, he runs on to it and tries to smash it in the bottom right hand corner but the shot is just wide.
Embed from Getty Images57′ Talbi takes a shot from outside the box but Rui Patricio deals with it comfortably.
60′ Posession (%) at the hour mark: Brugge 55-45 Atalanta.
62′ SUBSTITUTION –
65′ Atalanta are looking dangerous here. Juan Cuadrado dribbles some distance successfully before putting a lovely ball into Zappacosta who gets his head on the end of it but the attempt is saved by Mignolet.
66′ Another great chance for Atalanta is missed as Lazar Samardzic drags a shot wide from close range – that really should have been a goal!
70′ Szolis does really well to get forward and deliver the ball into a dangerous area, but nothing comes from it.
70′ SUBSTITUTION-
71′ SUBSTITUTION –
76′ Rafael Toloi is penalised for a psuh on Vanaken.
78′ Free kick to club Brugge after a push on Ardon Jashari by Ederson.
79′ Brugge advance in on goal but the ball is claimed by Patricio.
82′ Club Brugge look to break on the counter but De Roon is there to clear the danger.
Embed from Getty Images83′ Atalanta go up the other end and create a brilliant chance to go ahead but Charles De Ketelaere is denied by a wonderful stop from Mignolet.
86′ SUBSTITUTIONS – Both sides make use this break in play to make changes –
90′ Atalanta play a short corner which sees Caudrado in plenty of space on the dedge of the area, he cuts back to take a shot but it is straight at Mignolet.
90+1′ The referee has pointed to the spot and Club Brugge have been awarded a penalty right at the death after a flailing arm from Isak Hien makes contact with the face of Gustaf Nilsson. After a VAR check the on field decision remains and the penalty will go ahead.
Embed from Getty Images90+1′ Toloi has been booked after complaints about the referee’s decision to award the penalty.
90+2′ Hien has been shown a yellow card.
90+2′ Cuadrado has been shown a yellow card for dissent.
90+4′ GOAL! Super-sub Gustaf Nielsson converts his penalty and has surely won it for Club Brugge on what may well be the last kick of the game. Incredible – yet controversial – scenes!
90+6′ That’s it! the referee blows his whistle for the last time tonight as it is full time in Belgium.
Incredible scenes right at the very end all thanks to some nail biting VAR drama – the match ends with Club Brugge holding the advantage as they lead 2-1.