Brugge take on the visitors Atalanta in the first leg of UEFA Champions League round of 16. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 12th at Jan Breydel Stadion (Brugge).
"Brugge" took the last of the high enough steps to avoid relegation. The "Black and Blues" regained the championship title last season. And again thanks to a final spurt from behind "Royal Union", only now with a change of coach. Now, however, that opponent also took revenge, winning the Belgian Super Cup, and in the Jupiler League there is a tough fight for leadership. But at the same time, a lot of energy was taken by the Champions League, in which Nicky Heyen's charges showed themselves very well. They won away from "Sturm" and at home against "Aston Villa" and "Sporting", shared points with "Celtic" and "Juventus". In the last round, the Belgians aimed for a sensation, winning the first half in Manchester against "City", but in the end they lost there 1-3.
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Atalanta, after a couple of rather modest years, shone again last season. They returned to the quartet of leaders of Serie A and won the Europa League. Now, although there are misfires, the "Goddess" has quite a fighting chance for the "scudetto" and are fighting in the country's cup. This is despite the fact that the Italians are good and have returned to the Champions League. There, they lost only to Real Madrid, 2-3 (and they were 0-2 in the UEFA Super Cup in the summer). At the same time, Shakhtar, Stuttgart, Young Boys and Sturm won, each by at least 2 goals. At the same time, there were 0-0 with Arsenal and, unexpectedly, Celtic. And finally, in January, they drew 2-2 on the field of Barcelona, losing, however, Scalvini - the defender even had to go for an operation.
Still, the Italians don't have much experience in European competitions. And they will be going to the Belgians for the first time in their history. Still, the "Goddess" looks more solid now. She should decide a lot already on the road - we bet that the victory in this match will go to the guests from Bergamo.
Prediction for the match: Atalanta to win.
