Nicky Hayen's Club Brugge, currently second in the Jupiler League, defeated Leuven 1-0 at home at the Jan Breydel Stadium last Saturday in their final warm-up match before the Champions League knockout rounds. Gustaf Nilsson headed in the winning goal from a Maxim De Cuyper cross around the 30-minute mark. The expected goals (xG) metric favored the hosts clearly as expected.
Club Brugge secured the 24th and final spot in the Champions League knockout stage, edging out Dinamo Zagreb on goal difference. Over eight group-stage matches, they recorded three wins, two draws, and two losses, accumulating 11 points with a goal tally of 7-11.
Hayen’s squad didn’t have a standout goal scorer, as all seven goals were evenly distributed among different players which is rare, and both a strength and a weakness at the same time! Raphael Onyedika (1+1), Christos Tzolis (1+1), Hans Vanaken (1+1), Kyriani Sabbe (1+0), Romeo Vermant (1+0), Chemsdine Talbi (1+0), and Cameron Carter-Vickers, who scored against Celtic, were responsible for Brugge’s goals.
Brugge team news
Talbi will miss the first leg due to injury.
**Club Brugge's possible starting XI (4-2-3-1):**
Mignolet; Sabbe, Spileers, Mechele, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Vetlesen; Nilsson, Vanaken, Tzolis; Vermant.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta, currently third in Serie A, demolished Verona 5-0 at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi last Saturday in their final match before the Champions League knockouts. The victory was a welcomed one after 3 winless matches, there has been a drop in results.
However the performances have been constantly good, and with important UCL-matches in a way the odd poor result in local league is bound to happen.
Serie A's top scorer, Mateo Retegui, who has netted 20 goals in 22 matches, bagged four of Atalanta's goals, while Ederson added one.
Atalanta finished ninth in the Champions League league phase, just missing out on an automatic round-of-16 spot. They accumulated 15 points with a record of four wins, three draws, and one loss (goal tally: 20-6). A single additional point would have secured them a place in the round of 16 without a playoff. Missed opportunities included a narrow 2-3 loss to Real Madrid and a goalless draw against Celtic, both played at Gewiss Stadium.
Charles De Ketelaere (4+5) and Ademola Lookman (4+2) were Atalanta’s most productive duo in the Champions League group stage, both scoring four goals. Retegui, the current top scorer in Serie A, contributed three goals in the group phase.
Atalanta team news
Atalanta will be without goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi, defenders Sead Kolašinac, Odilon Kossounou, and Giorgio Scalvini due to injuries. Midfielder Daniel Maldini and forwards Lookman and Gianluca Scamacca are also sidelined. Lookman is missed, but not impossible to replace.
**Atalanta's possible starting XI (3-4-2-1):**
Patricio; Posch, Hien, Djimsiti; Cuadrado, Ederson, de Roon, Zappacosta; De Ketelaere, Samardzic; Retegui.
Club Brugge’s defensive anchor, Brandon Mechele, will have his hands full trying to contain Atalanta’s relentless attack, which tore through Verona last weekend. On the visitors' side, Marten de Roon (check him out on social media, he is classy, funny and friendly!) will look to control the midfield and distribute the ball wide, where it will likely find Retegui’s head or the skillful De Ketelaere. Gasperini’s men are unlikely to return home empty-handed, and I see them securing the spot already before the 2nd leg in Bergamo in two weeks time.
Good luck!
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尼基·海因的布鲁日俱乐部目前在朱比勒联赛中排名第二，上周六在简·布雷德尔球场主场1-0击败了鲁汶，这是他们在欧冠淘汰赛前的最后一场热身赛。在比赛进行到30分钟时，古斯塔夫·尼尔森接到马克西姆·德·凯波尔的传中头球破门。预期目标（xG）指标显然如预期的那样有利于东道主。
布鲁日俱乐部以净胜球优势险胜萨格勒布迪纳摩，获得了第24个也是最后一个进入欧冠淘汰赛的席位。在8场小组赛中，他们取得了3胜2平2负的成绩，积11分，进球数为7比11。
海恩的球队没有一个出色的射手，因为所有7个进球都均匀地分布在不同的球员身上，这是很罕见的，同时也是优势和劣势！拉斐尔·奥耶迪卡（1+1）、克里斯托斯·佐利斯（1+1）、汉斯·瓦纳肯（1+1）、基里亚尼·萨布（1+0）、罗密欧·弗曼特（1+0）、切姆斯丁·塔尔比（1+0）、卡梅伦·卡特-维克斯（在对阵凯尔特人的比赛中进球）是布鲁日进球的主因。
布鲁日队新闻
塔尔比将因伤缺席首回合比赛。
布鲁日俱乐部可能的首发11人名单（4-2-3-1）
诺莱特;萨布、斯皮列斯、米切勒、德库珀尔；Onyedika Vetlesen;Nilsson, Vanaken, Tzolis；Vermant。
加斯佩里尼率领的亚特兰大目前在意甲排名第三，上周六在本特戈迪球场5-0大胜维罗纳，这是他们在欧冠淘汰赛前的最后一场比赛。在三场没有获胜的比赛之后，这场胜利是受欢迎的，结果有所下降。
然而，他们的表现一直都很好，在一些重要的英超比赛中，在本地联赛中表现不佳是必然会发生的。
意甲射手王雷特吉在22场比赛中打进20球，为亚特兰大队贡献了4球，埃德森也贡献了1球。
亚特兰大在欧冠联赛阶段排名第九，差一点就无缘16强。他们以4胜3平1负（进球数20胜6负）的成绩获得了15分。只要多得一分，他们就能进入16强，而不用进入季后赛。错失的机会包括2-3负于皇马和0 - 0战平凯尔特人，这两场比赛都是在Gewiss体育场进行的。
查尔斯·德·凯泰拉雷（4+5）和阿德莫拉·卢克曼（4+2）是亚特兰大在欧冠小组赛中最高产的二人组，两人都打入4球。目前意甲射手王雷特吉在小组赛中贡献了3粒进球。
亚特兰大队新闻
亚特兰大队门将卡尔内塞基、后卫塞德Kolašinac、科索努和斯卡尔维尼将因伤缺阵。中场马尔蒂尼、前锋卢克曼和斯卡马卡也将缺阵。长相是错过了，但不是无法替代。
**亚特兰大可能的首发11人名单（3-4-2-1）：**
会长Patricio;波施、显恩、吉姆西提；夸德拉多、埃德森、德鲁恩、扎帕科斯塔；萨马季奇的De Ketelaere；Retegui。
布鲁日俱乐部的后防主力布兰登·米切勒（Brandon Mechele）将忙于遏制亚特兰大队的无情进攻，上周亚特兰大队横扫维罗纳队。客队方面，马腾·德·鲁昂（看看他在社交媒体上的表现吧，他优雅、有趣、友好！）将控制中场，并将球传至边路，而这很可能是雷特吉的头球或技术娴熟的德·凯泰拉雷的头球。加斯佩里尼的球队不太可能空手而归，我认为他们在两周后的第二回合对阵贝加莫之前就已经锁定了席位。
好运！
