Brugge take on the visitors Atletico Madrid in the round 3 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 4th at Jan Breydel Stadion (Brugge).
Brugge were able to retain the league title, even releasing their mentor, Clement, to Monaco in the winter. Due to experience and class, they still managed to overtake the sensational Union Saint-Gillois at the 2nd stage. This secured not only a 3rd title in a row (and 17th all-time), but also the opportunity to play in the Champions League again - and without qualifying. So far, they look great in the group stage and have not lost points. First, the Belgians beat Bayer at home with a single goal from Silla. And then they completely staged a thrashing against such an experienced opponent as Porto, also on the road: the “dragons” in their lair did not respond to 4 conceded goals. It should be noted that Yaremchuk, who returned from Portugal, has so far only come out as a substitute in the European Cup, but he has already scored in the Jupiler League.
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Atletico, due to financial disputes with Barcelona, limited Griezmann's playing time sharply. But Antoine is now in good shape. It is not surprising that Colcheneros are not particularly stable, and do not always achieve the result that they set as their goal. They had enough problems in the Champions League. They dealt with Porto at home in the very end: they scored in the 90+1 minute, managed to concede, but still scored the final 2-1 - and it was the Frenchman who did it with the help of Witzel. But with the seemingly crisis Bayer, it was not possible to take a single point. Again, everything was decided only in the very ending, but at the same time only the Germans scored in Leverkusen. More precisely, Andrih and Diaby, both of which were clinical from Frimpong's passes.
The clubs first met in 1978. Then they exchanged home victories, but Brugge won more confidently. After 40 years, Atletico finally took revenge: 3-1 in their native Madrid, 0-0 in Belgium. Bookmakers consider Atletico as the favorite of this confrontation, even on the road. But at the same time, Brugge are clearly more confident and stable in the starting segment of this season, and is able to at least not lose at home.
Prediction for the match: Brugge to win with +0.5 handicap (1X).
