Club Brugge gritted their teeth against the stout home defense for a long time, but eventually took a deserved 0-2 victory on the Seraing pitch. Carl Hoefkens was satisfied with his team's performance afterwards.
"Mission accomplished," said the Bruges coach. "You know things are never easy after a European match. I expected a professional performance from my players and they did so I am satisfied. In the first half we couldn't force many chances, but at halftime we discussed where the possibilities lay. They gave incredible energy, but we knew it was impossible to keep that up. And it showed. I am also very happy with the way everyone is training and pushing for a starting place. Everyone who played today also showed up. Larin, Boyata, Nusa, Sobol, Balanta, you name it. They all took their chances. That's the max. Audoor also filled in well, although he had to take a lot of ticks. He was in the bumper cars for a while." (SF)