Club Brugge won 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Nicolò Tresoldi scored again, and Carlos Forbs got the winner on the counter-attack. Behind them, goalkeeper Yann Sommer kept PSV out for long spells.
PSV had more of the chances. Brugge took theirs.
Tresoldi heads Brugge in front
The first goal came from a corner. Brugge kept the ball alive in the box, Joaquin Seys sent in a cross, and Tresoldi headed it in after 25 minutes.
PSV pushed hard before half-time, but Sommer was in top form. He made two good saves from Sergiño Dest in the first half.
Forbs settles it
PSV were level early in the second half, when Kodai Sano scored from inside the box.
Brugge answered just over ten minutes later. They broke quickly, and Forbs ran clear to score the winner. Sommer did the rest.
A big month for Tresoldi
This was another good night for the young striker. Last month he scored a hat-trick against Inter at San Siro. Tresoldi, who has Italian and German roots, joined Brugge from Hannover in 2025 and has said he grew up as an AC Milan fan.
Reports in Italy now say that Milan are watching him ahead of the January transfer window. For now it is only a report.
Where it leaves both teams
Brugge now have nine points from four games after their third win of the league phase. PSV stay on four points, and they will look back on a game they could have won.
Our take
Brugge played this game the way a smaller club should play away from home. They defended deep and hit PSV on the break. When PSV did get through, Sommer was there.
PSV will be frustrated. They created enough to win, but with four points from four games they now need results in the last four rounds to stay in the race for the knockout places.
Tresoldi is the name to watch. Goals against Inter and PSV in the same Champions League campaign get noticed, so we would not be surprised to hear more about him in January.
Should Tresoldi stay at Brugge or move to a bigger club in January? Tell us in the comments.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Carlos Forbs by Carlo Bruil Fotografie (CC BY 2.0); Yann Sommer by Steindy (CC BY-SA 3.0); Yann Sommer by Werner100359 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Philips Stadion in Eindhoven by Steven Lek (CC BY-SA 4.0).
