Club Brugge lost for the first time on Thursday under coach Nicky Hayen. Fiorentina was too strong for blue and black with 3-2.
Club Brugge traveled to Florence with great confidence to face Fiorentina in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Conference League.
Expectations were high, but they were not met. With all its consequences. “The chances of a final have now of course become a little less great. Predictions will be more cautious, because of the result but also because of the level that Fiorentina has reached,” says Peter Vandenbempt at Sporza.
Nicky Hayen already said that the Jan Breydel Stadium can be haunted, but Fiorentina still showed that it is a strong team. Defensively it wasn’t good for blueblack either, when you get three goals.
More difficult than expected
“Individual mistakes were made, standouts like Skoras were less so. But just because Club Brugge has now played a worse match does not mean it has to lose its flow,” Vandenbempt continues.
Club can definitely start the second leg with confidence, because there are still every chance to advance. But Vandenbempt is also sharp for Club Brugge and everyone involved in the team.
“Only the followers and the people at Club will now realize that it will be slightly more difficult than previously thought,” the analyst concludes.
