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Champions League: Porto punish Club Brugge's poor defending in 4-0 win

Porto's Mateus Uribe, left, kicks the ball during the Champions League Group B soccer match between Club Brugge and FC Porto at the Jan Breydel stadium in Bruges, Belgium, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Club Brugge was punished for its defensive mistakes and slumped to its first Champions League loss this season in a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Porto on Wednesday.

The Portuguese champions avenged their 4-0 home loss when the teams first met in Group B last month and boosted their chances to reach the round of 16. With one match left to play in the group phase, Porto moved one point behind group leader Brugge, which had already secured advancement before kickoff.

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