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Club Brugge
Champions League
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3 - 0
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Lens
Club Brugge vs Lens: match report
Club Brugge hosted Lens at Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday 21 October 2026, in the Champions League (round 3). Club Brugge are without 1 player (Joel Ordóñez); Lens are missing 5 (Maik Nawrocki, Jhoanner Chávez, Jonathan Gradit and others). Luís Godinho is the referee, averaging 5.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 5.0.
Result and scorers
Club Brugge 3-0 Lens. Goals: Hans Vanaken 45'+3' for Club Brugge; Joaquin Seys 50' for Club Brugge; Carlos Forbs 72' for Club Brugge. Attendance: 26,023.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 45' Yellow card: Matthieu Udol (Lens)
- 45'+3' Goal: Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) 1-0
- 50' Goal: Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge) 2-0
- 61' Yellow card: Felix Lemarechal (Club Brugge)
- 72' Goal: Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge) 3-0
- 79' Yellow card: Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge)
- 80' Yellow card: Michal Skoras (Lens)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 56.7% | Possession | 43.3% |
| 11 | Shots | 19 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 1 | Corners | 5 |
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Club Brugge 4-3-3
Coach: Ivan Leko
- 1 Yann Sommer GK
- 64 Kyriani Sabbe DEF
- 58 Jorne Spileers DEF
- 44 Brandon Mechele DEF
- 65 Joaquin Seys DEF
- 80 Félix Lemaréchal MID
- 8 Freddie Potts MID
- 20 Hans Vanaken MID
- 9 Carlos Forbs FWD
- 7 Nicolò Tresoldi FWD
- 11 Jan Virgili FWD
Bench
- 10 Hugo Vetlesen MID
- 67 Mamadou Diakhon FWD
- 41 Hugo Siquet DEF
- 39 Milan Robberechts MID
- 17 Romeo Vermant FWD
- 81 Argus Vanden Driessche GK
- 29 Nordin Jackers GK
- 3 Han-Beom Lee DEF
- 32 Matteo Dams DEF
- 16 Cheveyo Tsawa MID
- 77 Andrej Vasović FWD
- 85 Tian Nai Koren FWD
Lens 3-4-2-1
Coach: Yannick Cahuzac
- 40 Robin Risser GK
- 2 Ruben Aguilar MID
- 6 Samson Baidoo DEF
- 14 Matthieu Udol MID
- 23 Saud Abdulhamid MID
- 27 Michaël Cuisance MID
- 21 Amadou Haidara MID
- 22 Michał Skóras MID
- 28 Junior Kadile FWD
- 9 Thorgan Hazard MID
- 29 Franjo Ivanović FWD
Bench
- 20 Jean-Clair Todibo DEF
- 10 Florian Thauvin MID
- 11 Odsonne Édouard FWD
- 8 Yacine Titraoui MID
- 32 Kyllian Antonio DEF
- 16 Mathieu Gorgelin GK
- 1 Régis Gurtner GK
- 4 Nidal Čelik DEF
- 31 Souleymane Sagnan DEF
- 5 Andrija Bulatović MID
- 7 Florian Sotoca MID
- 38 Mezian Mesloub Soares MID
Injuries and suspensions
Club Brugge
- Joel Ordóñez injury, back Day to day
Lens
- Maik Nawrocki injury, back Mid May 2027
- Jhoanner Chávez injury, back Early November 2026
- Jonathan Gradit injury, back About 1-2 weeks
- Ismaëlo Ganiou injury, back Early November 2026
- Abdallah Sima injury, back Late November 2026