Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Club Brugge
Match Time & Date:
18/09/2024
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Borussia Dortmund
High-flying Club Brugge will look to extend their winning run to five games when they take on Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League opener. Club Brugge have been scoring goals for fun of late and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play against the Yellow-Blacks. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be experienced midfielder Hans Vanaken, who scored a brace in a 3-0 win over Kortrijk at the weekend, while defender Bjorn Meijer remains in the recovery room.
Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, outplayed Heidenheim 4-2 in their last league match and given their attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Club Brugge defenders should have pacey winger Karim Adeyemi at bay as the 22-year-old scored two goals in the last Bundesliga game. Both Giovanni Reyna and Kjell Watjen are injured for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Julian Brandt):
Julian Brandt is one of the most promising wingers in Germany. He started playing football in his hometown, Bremen, at SC Borgfeld, moving to FC Oberneuland, after which he joined VLF Wolfsburg’s youth academy. With 27 goals in his 48 games during two seasons with the Wolves, Brandt recommended himself to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract in January 2014.
The 22-year-old winger prefers to play on the left flank, but he can also provide help on the right side, as well as an attacking midfielder. During the season 2015/2016, Julian Brandt netted goals in six consecutive games, becoming the youngest player since Gerd Muller to achieve this.
The good performances in the season made Joackim Low call the youngster in Germany’s preliminary 27-man squad for the Euro 2016 and he made his first appearance for the senior squad in May 2016, against Slovakia. He was a part of the Germany squad at the Summer Olympics, where Brandt and his teammates won the silver medal. In the summer of 2018, Julian Brandt made the World Cup team.
Highlighted Team (Club Brugge):
Founded in 1891, Belgium giants Club Brugge are one of the most decorated football clubs in the country. Also known as Blauw-Zwart due to their Blue and Black colours, Club Brugge have been crown champions of Belgium on 14 occasions which is second to Anderlecht.
Through their long-lasting history Club Brugge have enjoyed fair amount of European success.to this day in football history Club Brugge holds the European record number of consecutive participation in the UEFA Europa league – 20. The Blauw-Zwart have reached two European finals and two semi-finals so far. What is more, Club Brugge are the only Belgian side ever to play in the final of the European Cup so far, losing to Liverpool in the 1978 season.
Two years prior, Club Brugge lost the 1976 UEFA Cup Final to the same rivals. Club Brugge play their home games at the Jan Breydel Stadium, which is also home to city rivals Cercle Brugge. The two sides form a formidable rivalry contested in the Bruges Derby.
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