Real Madrid vs Club Brugge LIVE result: Stream, score and goal updates from the Champions League
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Real Madrid rallied from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 home draw against Club Brugge on Tuesday, avoiding a second consecutive loss in the Champions League.
Young Nigerian forward Emmanuel Bonaventure scored two first-half goals for the Belgian club but Madrid recovered with headers by Sergio Ramos in the 55th and Casemiro in the 85th.
Casemiro's header came from a free kick straight after Brugge went down to 10 men as captain Ruud Vormer was sent off for a second yellow card.
Madrid stayed last in Group A, two points behind leader Paris Saint-Germain, which visits Galatasaray later Tuesday. Brugge, which has never advanced to the knockout round, has two points, one more than Galatasaray.
PSG defeated Real Madrid 3-0 in the first round.
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Prediction
Defeat against PSG was a setback for Real Madrid, but they remain strong favourites to progress from this group. And they should have far too much for their visitors on Wednesday evening.
Los Blancos have, according to Opta, won all three of their previous Champions League home games against Belgian opposition by an aggregate score of 14-2.
They will need to be wary of Brugge, though, who are currently unbeaten domestically and top of the Belgian first division.
Zinedine Zidane will hope his side’s improved defence – Real have not conceded in three games since the PSG loss – lays the foundation for an important victory.
Real Madrid 2-0 Club Brugge
When is it?
Kick-off at the Bernabeu is at 5:55pm on Tuesday October 1.
How can I watch it?
The match will be broadcast live on BT Sport, with coverage starting at 5:30pm.
Team News
Gareth Bale will be rested for the visit of Brugge, while Isco and Marcelo are expected to return to the squad following injuries.
James Rodriguez is likely to miss out with a knock, but there could be a first start since August for Luka Modric.
The visitors, meanwhile, will start with former Liverpool man Simon Mignolet in goal.
Predicted Line-ups
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Lucas Vazquez, Benzema, Hazard
Club Brugge: Mignolet, Mata Pedro Lourenco, Mitrovic, Deli, Rits, Diatta, Vormer, Vanaken, Ricca, Okereke, Dennis
Odds
Real Madrid 1/4
Draw 5/1
Club Brugge 9/1
Real Madrid 0-1 Club Brugge
16 minutes
Modric goes to ground in the box and the crowd want a penalty. The referee isn't interested. Real Madrid have yet to really create any chances of note.
Real Madrid 0-1 Club Brugge
19 minutes
Real Madrid probe on the edge of the Brugge box but there's no way through the wall of blue and black shirts. The Belgian side look solid at the back so far.
Real Madrid 0-1 Club Brugge
20 minutes
Hazard looks a little hesitant and seems to be lacking in confidence. He collects the ball on the edge of the box but delays, taking too long to decide whether to shoot or pass. Eventually, the ball is worked out to Nacho, whose cross is poor.
Real Madrid 0-1 Club Brugge
21 minutes
Close! Carvajal races away down the right and pulls back into the box, where Modric is waiting. The Croatian hits it first time, looking to sweep the ball in at the near post. But he can only find the side netting.
Real Madrid 0-1 Club Brugge
24 minutes
Close again! Real Madrid have picked things up a little. Hazard works some space on the left and sends a floated cross into the middle. It's headed away but only as far as Kroos, who hits a first time volley which deflects inches wide of the post.
Real Madrid 0-1 Club Brugge
25 minutes
Brugge remain a real threat on the break. Hazard is robbed of the ball in midfield and the away side break quickly and efficiently, working their way to the edge of the box. Tau sends a low cross in which is just about hacked away.
Real Madrid 0-1 Club Brugge
28 minutes
Great save! A succession of corners eventually results in a Real Madrid chance as Varane powers a header towards goal from close range. Mignolet flies to his right and gets a strong hand to the ball to parry it away.
Real Madrid 0-1 Club Brugge
30 minutes
The hosts are just beginning to put Brugge under some pressure now. Another set piece is sent into the box, but the visitors have defended impressively so far.
Real Madrid 0-1 Club Brugge
32 minutes
Nacho surges forward down the left and crosses into the middle. Vazquez gets on the end of it but can't control, and Hazard doesn't react quickly enough to get to the loose ball, allowing Brugge to clear again.
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