Club Brugge Beat PSV 2-1 in Eindhoven as Forbs Scores Late Winner

Club Brugge beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 at Philips Stadion on Wednesday night, with Carlos Forbs scoring the winner in the 66th minute of the Champions League league phase match. Nicolo Tresoldi put the Belgian side ahead in the first half and Kodai Sano levelled for PSV after the break, before Forbs settled the match on the counter-attack. The match was played on Matchday 4 of the league phase.

Brugge strike first

PSV pushed forward in the opening stages in Eindhoven, and Brugge goalkeeper Yann Sommer had work to do either side of the opening goal. Flashscore reported that Sommer made two fine saves to deny Sergino Dest, and the service named the goalkeeper its man of the match. The opening goal came at the other end in the 25th minute. Joaquin Seys crossed and Tresoldi headed the ball in to give Brugge the lead. The goal was Tresoldi's fifth of this Champions League campaign and his ninth goal in six matches, according to Flashscore.

Sano levels, Forbs answers

PSV came back into the match after half time. Sano equalised in the 54th minute with a deflected shot, and the home side had the level score it had pressed for. The parity lasted about twelve minutes. Sven Mijnans lost possession, Brugge broke forward on the counter-attack, and Seys turned provider again. His pass set up Forbs, who scored in the 66th minute to restore the Brugge lead at 2-1. Brugge held that lead through the closing stages to take all three points in Eindhoven. The three scoring moments of the night were Tresoldi's header, Sano's deflected equaliser and the Forbs counter-attack goal, with Seys involved in both Brugge goals.

What the result means

The win was Brugge's third straight win in the Champions League. Flashscore reported that it is only the second time the Belgian side have won three matches in a row in the competition since it was rebranded in 1992. For PSV, the home defeat leaves a hard road ahead. The side coached by Peter Bosz were left with a formidable task to qualify for the Champions League play-offs after losing at home, according to the match reports. In the next round of fixtures, Brugge will host Liverpool, while PSV will play away against Real Madrid.