FC Bruges will have to create the feat, this Tuesday evening, if they want to pass the stage of the knockout stages in the Champions League. The Belgian champions will indeed have to catch up following the defeat conceded at home once morest Benfica in the first leg (0-2).
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On February 15, Benfica inflicted a clear defeat on Bruges at the Jan Breydel stadium, the Club having failed to impose their rhythm in a meeting largely dominated by the Portuguese. After a draw in the Bruges derby the following weekend (2-2), the FCB believed they were reviving with a success once morest La Gantoise (2-0), but they fell back into their ways last Friday, beaten dryly by Ostend, then penultimate in the Pro League (3-0).
Since the first leg, Benfica have continued their winning streak in the league, adding three wins to take their tally to seven straight wins. The Eagles are comfortably at the top of the Liga Portugal with 8 points ahead of their rival FC Porto. The people of Bruges will therefore have to outdo themselves at the Estadio da Luz, Tuesday at 9 p.m., to continue the adventure in C1.
The compounds:
Benfica: Vlachodimos, Bah, A. Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo, Florentino, Chiquinho, Aursnes, J. Mario, R. Silva, G. Ramos
FC Bruges : Mignolet, Mata, Mechele, Sylla, Buchanan, Nielsen, Vanaken, Sowah, Meijer, Lang, Yaremchuk
