Club Brugge 2-3 Aston Villa: John McGinn makes history in much-needed Champions League win

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By Matt Law | 08 Sep 2026 19:40, Last updated: 08 Sep 2026 19:41

John McGinn is present Aston Villa's all-time starring goalscorer successful large European competitions courtesy of his extremity successful Wednesday's 3-2 triumph implicit Club Brugge.

The Scotland planetary recovered the backmost of the nett successful the 11th infinitesimal of the European contest, curling the shot into the bottommost country from conscionable wrong the punishment box.

With 12 goals, McGinn has gone past Ollie Watkins (11) to go Villa's all-time starring goalscorer successful large European competitions.

Club Brugge levelled the scores astatine 1-1 successful the 19th infinitesimal of the contest.

However, Villa were backmost up successful the 22nd infinitesimal done Emiliano Buendia, earlier Nicolas Jackson scored a 3rd for Unai Emery's broadside conscionable earlier the interval.

Club Brugge scored a 2nd through Nicolo Tresoldi conscionable past the hour, but Villa managed to clasp connected to unafraid a invaluable 3 points successful the league stage.

— Football connected TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 8, 2026

Club Brugge 2-3 Aston Villa: McGinn creates past with extremity successful Champions League win

The triumph is Villa's archetypal of the 2026-27 run and has travel astatine the cleanable clip fixed the team's difficulties successful the aboriginal stages of the Premier League season.

Emery's broadside opened their Premier League run with back-to-back losses to Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal, earlier drafting 0-0 with Hull City past clip out.

Villa volition besides instrumentality connected Fenerbahce, Viking, Barcelona, Galatasaray, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and Slavia Prague successful the league signifier of the Champions League.

Most goals scored for Aston Villa successful European competitions:

◉ 12 - John McGinn
◎ 11 - Ollie Watkins
◎ 9 - Peter Withe

His 4th #UCL goal. ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/7nfap0N6U3

— Squawka (@Squawka) September 8, 2026

What adjacent for Villa?

Villa volition beryllium bidding to marque it back-to-back wins erstwhile they proceed their Premier League run against Nottingham Forest connected Saturday afternoon.

Emery's broadside volition past instrumentality connected chap Premier League outfit Coventry City successful the EFL Cup connected September 16 earlier heading to Tottenham Hotspur successful England's apical formation connected September 19.

There is nary getting distant from the information that it has been a investigating commencement to the play for Villa, but Tuesday's distant triumph successful the Champions League could enactment arsenic a springboard.

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