Real Madrid avoided another European horror show against Club Brugge, but were held to a 2-2 draw.
2019/2020 UEFA Champions League
2-2
Match Reports
Real Madrid fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Club Brugge on Tuesday thanks to a late equaliser from Casemiro.
The visitors stunned the Santiago Bernabeu in the first half through two goals from Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis, but Sergio Ramos and Casemiro clawed back a point for Zinedine Zidane's side.
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Match Events
11' GOAL! Real Madrid 0-1 Club Brugge (Dennis)
Dennis is onside as he latches on to Tau's low cross from the left flank. He does not control it well, but fortunately for the forward it works for him. His miscontrol wrong foots Courtois and the ball creeps past the Belgian into the net.
28' SAVE! Mignolet parries Varane's header
Varane powers a header towards the net from Kroos' delivery from a corner on the right. The Frenchman rises to guide his header towards the net, but Mignolet produces an outstanding stop with his right hand before Deli clears the rebound.
36' CLOSE! Kroos' shot inches wide
Kroos has to score. Madrid hit the visitors on the counter and Benzema releases the German through in the box. He goes for the strike with his left foot towards the right bottom corner, only to guide his attempt wide of the post.
39' GOAL! Real Madrid 0-2 Club Brugge (Dennis)
Incredible scenes at the Bernabeu as the Belgian outfit double their advantage. Modric gives the ball away straight Dennis and he breaks away through the middle. He almost loses his balance, but the forward just manages to keep his feet to lift a strike over Courtois into the net.
46' Areola & Marcelo replace Courtois & Nacho
Courtois is withdrawn at the break for Areola between the sticks. The Belgian must have an injury.
55' GOAL! Real Madrid 1-2 Club Brugge (Ramos)
Benzema lifts a cross to the back post for the defender to attack. He heads his effort down towards the right bottom corner and he beats Mignolet. VAR has a check on the incident, but it rules in Los Blancos' favour as Mata played the defender on.
84' Second Yellow Card! Vormer sent off
Ruud Vormer in Club Brugge has been yellow-carded a second time by Georgi Nikolov Kabakov and is being sent off.
85' GOAL! Real Madrid 2-2 Club Brugge (Casemiro)
Madrid find their equaliser with five minutes left to play. Kroos puts his delivery from a deep free-kick on the money and Casemiro rises ahead of Deli to guide his effort away from Mignolet into the right bottom corner. A vital goal for Los Blancos.
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