PARIS
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Club Brugge KV
Founded in 1891 in Brugge, the capital of West Flanders in Belgium, Club Brugge KV is one of the iconic clubs of the Jupiler Pro League. Often identified as Le Club, it shares local passions with the city's other club, Le Cercle, for Cercle Brugge.
In the course of its history, the club won both the league and cup the same year, in 1977 and 1996. In 1978, Le Club even reached the final of the Champions League at Wembley, against Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool FC, who scored the only goal of the final.
In the 2020/21 season, Club Brugge won the Champions League group stage matches against Zenith, but failed to qualify for the Round of 16, finishing 3rd behind Borussia Dortmund and Lazio Rome. The next season, the club could not do better than a 4th place in the group stage, behind RB Leipzig, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City.
Confrontations
4 played
- 3 won
- 1 drawn
- 0 lost
11 goals scored 2 goals conceded
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D6 - UCL 21/22 December 7, 2021
4
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1
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D1 - UCL 21/22 September 15, 2021
1
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1
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D4 - UCL 19/20 November 6, 2019
1
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0
The Parisians against Club Brugge KV
The two teams met recently in the European Cup, during the group stage of the 2019-20 Champions League. The Parisians won twice without conceding a goal.
Following the Champions League draw on August 26, 2021, done by Michael Essien and Branislav Ivanovic, Club Brugge KV find themselves in Group A alongside Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and RB Leipzig.
On September 15, 2021, on matchday 1, the encounter ended with a score of 1 - 1 in Belgium, Vanaken responding to the opening goal of Ander Herrera. The second leg in Parc des Princes was held on December 7, 2021, the Parisians won their final group phase match with a score of 4-1.
Players to follow Duel
Born on February 13, 2000, in Santo Tirso, near Porto, Vitinha is a Portuguese midfielder. He was trained at FC Porto, with whom he won the Youth League in 2019, and made his first appearance for the first team on January 14, 2020, in a Portuguese Cup match. On June 30, 2022, he signed for Paris Saint-Germain, the Red and Blue wishing to line up alongside Marco Verratti in midfield. For his debut with Paris, he was a starter in the Supercup against Nantes, and then in the victorious travel to Clermont in champinship.
Born on February 28, 1993, in Bogota, Colombia, Eder Balanta is a well-known player at Paris Saint-Germain. He has already played against the Red and Blue on several occasions in the Champions League with FC Bale and Club Bruges. He was noticed by River Plate, where he won the Copa Libertadores for the U20s in 2012, before signing his first professional contract with the Buenos Aires club. The left-footed midfielder will be keen to prove that he can compete with the Parisian midfield in the double-header.
The Jan Breydel Stadium
Koning Leopold III-Iaan 50 - 8200 Brugge
The history of the Jan Breydel Stadium began in 1973, the year of Club Brugge's second league title. However, both Le Club and Le Cercle were suffering from financial hardships. The local government helped the two clubs by building a new joint stadium where they would play their home matches alternately. The Jen Breydel Stadium was born.
After numerous renovations, the stadium now has a capacity of just over 29,000 seats, making it the third largest stadium in Belgium.
In the 2022/23 season, the Club Brugge went victorious home against Eupen (7 - 0), Atletico Madrid (2 - 0) and Leverkusen (1 - 0).
Located on the western outskirts of Brugge, in the Sint-Andries district, the Jen Breydel Stadium can be reached by public transport via bus line 25, at the Sint-Andries Jan Breyel stop.
A little more of Brugge..
The Venice of the North, in reference to its many canals, is also the birthplace of a number 9 well known on the French floors:
This famous sportsman is none other than Tony Parker, 4 times NBA Champion with the San Antonio Spurs, 1 time Finals MVP, and current President and majority shareholder of ASVEL. In the years 2000 and 2010, TP was a central piece of the Spurs dynasty, alongside Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, all under the orders of legendary coach Gregg Popovich.
