Atletico Madrid will be looking for revenge against Club Brugge when they face off against them at the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Club Brugge won their first game against Atletico Madrid by two goals to nil last week, which left them top of Group B on 9pts, while Atletico remain bottom of the group with 3pts.Despite having a strong squad, Diego Simeone's Atleti side have struggled thus far.
They started off well by winning their first game against Porto, but then went on a losing streak after that.
They're not quite at "panic situation" yet, but if they lose again on Wednesday, it could be a big shocker since they will out of the UEFA Champions league knockout stage
Since the 2017-18 season, Atletico Madrid club has always made it through the group stages every time they've participated. They reached the Round of 16 three times and were knocked out by Real Madrid in the quarters in their last four participations.
With their win against Girona last weekend, Simeone’s side has moved up to fourth place in the league table, just six point behind Barcelona.
Club Brugge haven't made any mistakes so far in this season's Champions league, beating Bayer Leverkusen by 1-0 at home before thrashing Porto 4-0 away from home. With their win against Atletico, the Belgian side moved into first place in Group B, leaving themselves six point ahead of second-place Porto.
Club Brugge has not conceded any goals so far in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. However, they have failed to progress further than the last 16.
If Hoekens' team loses on Wednesday, they will be left in a good position for their final two matches against Porto and Bayer Levekussen.
Blauw-Zwart will actually enter this match off the back of a home domestic defeat, going down 2-0 to Westerlo in the league on Saturday, and the result has left them in third spot in the table, boasting 22 points from 11 matches, with Antwerp eight points clear of their rivals at the summit.
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