Birmingham defender Tyrone Mings made a truly childish mistake.
"Aston Villa" suffered a defeat to "Bruges" in an away match of the fourth round of the main stage of the Champions League season 2024/25. The match at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges ended with a score of 1:0.
The only goal in this game was scored by the Belgian club at the beginning of the second half. In the 52nd minute, Hans Vanaken converted the penalty.
Moreover, a funny incident led to the 11-meter penalty against the Birmingham team. English team defender Tyrone Mings took the ball in his own penalty area after a pass from his goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
Review of the match “Brugge” – “Aston Villa”
For Aston Villa, this is the first defeat in the current European tournament. Unai Emery's team with 9 points is in fifth place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League. Brugge moved up to 20th place with 6 points.
In the next round, Aston Villa will host Italian Juventus on November 27, and Brugge will play away against Scottish Celtic on the same day.
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.