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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 3
Man City wins: 3
Draws: 0
Brugge wins: 0
From three previous head-to-heads, Manchester City have three wins under their belt against Club Brugge, including a 3-1 come-from-behind triumph in the 2024-25 league phase to keep their European journey going.
The two outfits collided for the first time during the league phase of the 2021-22 Champions League season, and Pep Guardiola's men were unsurprisingly a class above their less revered foes on both occasions.
The inaugural meeting between Man City and Club Brugge ended in a 5-1 success for the Premier League giants at the Jan Breydel Stadium, just two weeks before an almost equally emphatic 4-1 win on home soil.
City's 5-1 triumph in October 2021 was a momentous occasion for a former Etihad starboy, as Cole Palmer - now making nets bulge for fun at Chelsea - scored his first goal in European competition.
The England international bagged City's fourth of the night following earlier strikes from Joao Cancelo, Kyle Walker and Riyad Mahrez, the latter of whom struck once more late on after Hans Vanaken had netted a consolation for Brugge.
Mahrez also flexed his attacking powers when Club Brugge visited the Etihad a fortnight later, where the two sides were level at 1-1 heading into the break thanks to a Phil Foden strike and freak John Stones own goal, as Bernardo Silva's sliced clearance struck the defender square in the face and nestled into the net.
However, Mahrez restored the Citizens' advantage early in the second half, before Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus also got in on the act, and there was time for the aforementioned Palmer to make his home European debut too.
Previous meetings
Jan 28, 2025: Man City 3-1 Brugge (Champions League League Phase)
Nov 03, 2021: Man City 4-1 Brugge (Champions League Group Stage)
Oct 19, 2021: Brugge 1-5 Man City (Champions League Group Stage)
Ben Knapton
