Club Brugge won the Champions League against Aston Villa this Wednesday. The Blauw & Zwart were able to take advantage of an absolutely incredible penalty, analyzed by Simon Mignolet on our microphone.
The meeting between Club Brugge and Aston Villa was already special before it started, for the Blauw & Zwart. The Venice of the North club was, in fact, playing its 100th Champions League match, and had to win to preserve its chances of finishing in the top 24.
Against Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan, Club Brugge played well, but suffered two defeats. Against the English, the Bruges once again wasted chances in the first half, before scoring the one and only goal of the match, in the second. “Let’s enjoy this moment. It was very beautiful to experience this,” declared Simon Mignolet in the mixed zone of the Jan Breydel Stadion.
Simon Mignolet’s goalkeeper analysis of the penalty obtained by Club Brugge
This time, the Club was able to find the net… although it was helped by its opponent, it must be noted. Emiliano Martinez, on a six-yarder, wanted to shift his teammate Tyrone Mings, who caught the ball with his hands in a completely incomprehensible manner. Tobias Stieler did not hesitate and pointed to the penalty spot, before being supported by the VAR.
“I am very aware that these kinds of situations can happen,” Mignolet said on the matter. “In modern football, it often happens that it’s the central defender who clears the ball. That’s why I always try to throw the ball into his hand, because you never know how the referee will interpret it if I play it on the feet, then the defender takes the ball.”
With 6 points out of 12, Club Brugge still has every chance of finishing in the top 24. “It’s still far away. However, it’s already magnificent for Bruges to have six points after four Champions League matches , won against high-level opponents.”
