PSG beats Club Brugge 1-0 to reach Champions League last 16

Paris Saint-Germain moved into the Champions League Round of 16 with a scrappy 1-0 home win against Club Brugge on Wednesday.

Striker Mauro Icardi continued his scoring form with the winning goal midway through the first half.

Brugge missed a chance to equalize in the 76th minute when forward Mbaye Diagne won a penalty after being clumsily fouled by PSG captain Thiago Silva, but placed his spot kick too close to goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

PSG's Angel Di Maria, front fights for the ball by Brugge's Emmanuel Dennis during a Champions League group A soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Club Brugge, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP PhotoThibault Camus)

Although PSG secured its fourth straight victory and is five points ahead of second-place Real Madrid in Group A — with 10 goals scored and none conceded — this was a lackluster performance where Brugge played the better football at times and PSG created few chances.

PSG winger Angel Di Maria had a free kick saved by goalie Simon Mignolet, and Brugge striker David Okereke went close with a curling shot in an even opening 20 minutes.

After a humiliating 2-1 defeat at last-place Dijon in the French league last Friday, PSG looked vulnerable early as Brugge made inroads several times down the right flank. But Icardi scored from close range in the 22nd minute, after Brugge's defense made a mess of clearing right back Colin Dabga's low cross.

PSG's Juan Bernat, left, runs with the ball by Brugge's Emmanuel Dennis during a Champions League group A soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Club Brugge, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP PhotoThibault Camus)

The goal was awarded after a quick video review ruled out a possible offside for Icardi.

PSG was caught napping early in the second half and Brugge forward Emmanuel Bonaventure drew a fine save from Navas, who was wrong-footed but sprang to his left to save his shot and then palmed away Okereke's follow-up.

Bonaventure, who scored twice in a 2-2 draw at Real Madrid last month, was Brugge's most lively player and the 21-year-old Nigerian caused problems on the counterattack with his pace and skill.

PSG's Kylian Mbappe, center, jumps for the ball as Brugge goalkeeper Simon Mignolet block the ball during a Champions League group A soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Club Brugge, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP PhotoThibault Camus)

Kylian Mbappé, who scored a hat trick two weeks ago when PSG won 5-0 in Bruges, had a frustrating night at Parc des Princes and was substituted near the end.

Brugge is in third place in Group A, one point ahead of Galatasaray in the Europa League qualification spot.

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PSG's Kylian Mbappe reacts during a Champions League group A soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Club Brugge, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP PhotoThibault Camus)

PSG's Kylian Mbappe, right, fights for the ball with Brugge's Emmanuel Dennis during a Champions League group A soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Club Brugge, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP PhotoThibault Camus)

Michael Olise scored twice as Bayern Munich started the new year by routing Wolfsburg 8-1 with six second-half goals to move 11 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

Olise, Harry Kane and Luis Díaz picked apart the Wolfsburg defense on Sunday in a display of dominance which leaves Bayern firmly on course to defend the title in only the 16th game of the 34-game season.

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany was pleased his players didn't let up.

“It’s these moments where it’s five, six, 7-1, and they keep running, they keep pressing and keep trying to score goals," he told broadcaster DAZN. "I have to say, I like that.”

In freezing temperatures for Bayern's first game since the winter break, Olise got a brace and Kane and Díaz one apiece, along with goals for substitutes Raphael Guerreiro and Leon Goretzka, and two Wolfsburg own-goals.

Bayern only had two nervous moments all game. The first was Dzenan Pejcinovic's goal for Wolfsburg in the 13th, which leveled the score at 1-1 after right back Konrad Laimer missed an interception.

The other was a brief injury scare for Kane, who needed treatment after being caught on the ankle by defender Moritz Jenz midway through the first half but was soon back in action.

It was Bayern's biggest margin of victory in a Bundesliga game since Kompany took over ahead of the 2024-25 season. His team has scored a remarkable 63 goals in 16 league games this season, nearly four per game, and conceded only 12.

Bayern hasn't lost a Bundesliga game since March and remains the only unbeaten team in any of Europe's five biggest leagues. Wolfsburg is 14th, three points above the relegation zone, as a troubled season hits a new low.

Bayern's closest rivals all had difficulties this weekend as second-place Borussia Dortmund drew 3-3 with Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen lost 4-1 to Stuttgart and Leipzig’s game was postponed due to snow.

Also Sunday, United States full back Joe Scally scored his first goal since 2023 as Borussia Moenchengladbach beat Augsburg 4-0. Gladbach moved up two places to 10th after winning at home for only the second time this season.

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Munich's Luis Diaz celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in Munich, Germany, Sunday Jan. 11, 2026. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)

Munich's Michael Olise celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in Munich, Germany, Sunday Jan. 11, 2026. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)

Mönchengladbach's Joe Scally, center, celebrates scoring with teammates during the Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Augsburg in Mönchengladbach, Germany, Sunday Jan. 11, 2026. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)

Munich's Michael Olise celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in Munich, Germany, Sunday Jan. 11, 2026. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Munich's Harry Kane celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in Munich, Germany, Sunday Jan. 11, 2026. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)