Club Brugge proved to be too hot to handle for Monaco in the Champions League on Thursday.

Monaco was beaten 4-1 a day after the team’s flight to Bruges was aborted because the air conditioning on the plane malfunctioned and players were forced to take their clothes off due to the excessively hot conditions.

Monaco, which ended up flying out Thursday morning instead, was blown away by a three-goal burst in a 10-minute spell late in the first half.

Nicolò Tresoldi poked in a finish from Brugge captain Hans Vanaken’s through-ball in the 32nd, Raphael Onyedika bundled in a second from close range in the 39th following a corner, and Vanaken volleyed home a looping shot in the 42nd.

Mamadou Diakhon blasted home a fourth goal in the 75th for Brugge, which reached the Round of 16 last season

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