Just like in the outward round, Club Brugge did not get beyond a draw at Achter de Kazerne. With two goals disallowed and a ball hit the post, defender Jorne Spileers looked back on the match rather disappointed.
"It was a game that could have gone either way, against a rather solid KV Mechelen," the central defender began his correct analysis. "We didn't play a bad game but in the end we probably didn't bring enough, we played too slow to really outplay the opponent." When asked whether Club had more of a claim to victory, Spileers was clear: "Maybe so, especially because two goals were disallowed. I haven't seen the footage myself yet, but apparently Thiago's goal was valid and therefore disallowed unfairly. Moreover, we were also a bit unlucky with Nusa's shot against the post. That we kept the zero again? That is a detail because ultimately we had come here to get the full score. That we now have to go home with only one point is rather sour." (MV)