Overview
- Club Brugge led three times and thought they had won it through Romeo Vermant in stoppage time before VAR ruled a foul on goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
- Teenager Lamine Yamal scored a superb equaliser and later forced an own goal, while Carlos Forbs struck twice and added an assist for the hosts.
- Brugge repeatedly exploited Barcelona’s high defensive line on counters, extending Barça’s run to nine matches without a clean sheet, their worst since 2013.
- Frenkie de Jong admitted the team is vulnerable on the counter due to marking, pressing and positioning, and Thierry Henry warned, “You can’t carry on defending like this.”
- Hansi Flick said he will stick to Barcelona’s attacking philosophy and blamed intensity lapses, as the team sits 11th after Matchday 4 with Chelsea away next; Eric García is awaiting assessment for a suspected broken nose.