Club Brugge beat PSV 2-1 in Eindhoven as Carlos Forbs scores the winner

Forbs settles it after Tresoldi and Sano

Club Brugge won 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday, 4 November, in the Champions League league phase. Nicolo Tresoldi put the Belgian champions ahead in the 25th minute, heading in after PSV failed to clear a corner and the ball was worked back into the middle. Kodai Sano equalised for the Dutch side in the 55th minute with a shot that took a heavy deflection before curling inside the far post. Carlos Forbs restored Brugge's lead in the 66th minute, racing through after Joaquin Seys won the ball near his own penalty area and finishing calmly into the far corner. Forbs had several other chances to extend the lead before half-time, and Brugge pushed on quickly after the restart, when Lemaréchal struck the crossbar.

Sommer and the Brugge defence

Yann Sommer, the 37-year-old Swiss goalkeeper, was decisive for Brugge in the first half. He kept out Sergino Dest in the seventh minute and denied him again about half an hour later, according to De Standaard. Dest was PSV's most dangerous attacker, making dangerous runs that forced Sommer into a couple of good saves. De Standaard said Brugge were offensively quiet for the first 20 minutes, with PSV pressing high up to the edge of the Brugge box. Ruben van Bommel, son of the Belgian national coach, went past Kyriani Sabbe before Brandon Mechele just managed to clear the danger. De Standaard drew a comparison with the home match against Lens, where Sommer also needed to keep the score level.

Form and standings

Before this match, Brugge had six points from their wins at Inter and against Lens, according to Le Soir. The club had stumbled at the start of the campaign against Aston Villa. De Standaard put Brugge on nine points from twelve after four matchdays and described Tresoldi's goal as his fifth in the Champions League this campaign. Tresoldi has scored 13 goals for Brugge this season, five of them in the Champions League, the same outlet reported. 7sur7 said the win lifted Brugge to ninth in the league-phase table and a step closer to the play-offs. Le Soir had framed the trip to Eindhoven as a possible race for a Club World Cup place, though it did not spell out that stake.

What comes next

PSV's next Champions League match is at Real Madrid on 24 November at 20:00 GMT. Club Brugge host Liverpool the following evening, 25 November, also at 20:00 GMT. Le Soir said the next round is the play-offs, reached through the Top 24. 7sur7 described the win in Eindhoven as a further step towards that qualification.