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Aarhus - Club: The Club Facts

UEFA Conference League

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Last week Club took on Aarhus at home and won 3-0 over the Danes. Tonight they take on each other again at Ceres Park for the return match of the second preliminary round of the UEFA Conference League. Find out all the facts below!

The match

Club Brugge will play a European match on Danish soil for the ninth time. The previous duels produced 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats for Blauw-Zwart.

The outward game was won 3-0 by Club, making it the 140th win on the European stage for the Brugge side. Tajon Buchanan, Mats Rits and Hugo Vetlesen provided goals.

Not only did coach Ronny Deila make his official debut for FCB against Aarhus, some players also played their very first official game in the shirt of Blue-Black, namely: Igor Thiago, Michał Skóraś and Hugo Vetlesen.

<p>Vetlesen after his first official goal in the shirt of Blue-Black. </p>

Vetlesen after his first official goal in the shirt of Blue-Black.

Last weekend the Belgian league got underway. Club did not get beyond a 1-1 draw against KV Mechelen and today's European opponent also failed to win in their own league. AGF Aarhus went down 1-3 against Nordsjælland.

The winner of this game will face the winner of another game in the 2nd preliminary round of the UEFA Europa Conference League: Icelandic KA Akureyri or Dundalk FC from Ireland. KA Akureyri achieved an excellent starting position for tonight's match as it won 3-1 over the Irish at home.

Some European stats for this match:

  • FCB plays its 345th European match, Aarhus its 59th
  • This is the 40th confrontation between a Belgian and Danish club on the European stage
  • This is Club's 52nd European campaign, Aarhus' 19th

Milestones:

  • Tajon Buchanan can play his 50th official game for Club.
  • Hans Vanaken can play his 60th European match for Club Brugge.
  • For Simon Mignolet, it could be the 60th European match of his career. He played 25 times in Europe for Liverpool FC (Eng) and Thursday may be the 35th time for Club.
  • Casper Nielsen can play his 10th European match for Blauw-Zwart in his home country.