Lee Han-beom shines on Champions League debut despite Club Brugge loss to Aston Villa
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At a glance
- Lee Han-beom made his Champions League debut for Club Brugge, playing the full match in a 3-2 defeat by Aston Villa.
- He recorded a 100% success rate on attempted headers and received a rating of 6.6.
- Hwang In-beom played 22 minutes as Porto lost 2-0 to Manchester City.
Lee Han-beom made the Champions League debut he had dreamed of, but Club Brugge’s first league-phase match ended in a 3-2 loss to Aston Villa.
The Belgian club faced Aston Villa at Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges on the 9th, Korean time. Lee played the entire match and earned a 6.6 rating. He also succeeded with 100% of his attempted headers.
The result overshadowed an impressive individual showing for the defender, who the report describes as a potential successor to Kim Min-jae. In another match, Porto lost 2-0 to Manchester City after Hwang In-beom came on for 22 minutes.
Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.