8 days after the previous encounter, Club Brugge KV and Club Atlético de Madrid face each other again in the UEFA Champions League. Find out all the facts about tonight's match below!
Last Wednesday, Club defeated the Spaniards 2-0. It was Blauw-Zwart's first victory against a Spanish club in the UCL. Now both clubs meet at Atlético's Civitas Metropolitano stadium. The stadium in the east of the city seats 68,456 spectators. The stadium was inaugurated 5 years ago. Previously, the club was housed in the Vicente Caldrón Stadium for 51 years. The Metropolitano Stadium already hosted the final of the Champions League in 2019.
If Club were to win in Madrid, it would equal the Belgian record of 4 consecutive wins in the UCL, set by RSC Anderlecht in 2000. In that case, Carl Hoefkens would be the first Club coach to lead Club to 2 consecutive away wins. Only in 2020-21 did Club score more goals in the group stage (8) than after 3 games in the current season (7).
Ferran Jutglà could both score and provide an assist in the last 2 UCL matches. There are only 2 more players who could do this in 3 consecutive matches: Robert Lewandowski in 2020 and Leroy Sané in 2021.
Atlético won only 1 of their last 9 home matches in the UCL (D5 L3). That win was the one against FC Porto on the first matchday of this campaign. Antoine Griezmann was rented by Atlético from FC Barcelona for the 2nd season in a row. Last Monday, after a long time of discussion between the clubs, an agreement was found on a permanent transfer of the Frenchman to Atléti.
MIJLPALS
Denis Odoi can play his 30th game for Club Brugge. For Cyle Larin, it could be the 10th match at Club. Eduard Sobol and Éder Balanta can finish their 20th European match for FCB. For Hans Vanaken, it could be the 60th European match of his career. He played 6 times for Sporting Lokeren and 53 times for Blauw-Zwart.
THE SCENARIOS
Thanks to the 9 out of 9, Club is in a very good position to be in the Champions League for the first time after the group stage. Club is qualified for the UCL in the following cases:
- It wins or draws in Madrid
- It loses in Madrid: many scenarios are still possible. Club can only finish last if all teams finish on 9 points and Club has the worst goal difference in the group. If Club loses, a scenario with a draw in Leverkusen-Porto Wednesday is the most favorable.