In sackcloth or a very motivated Club Brugge: Who will meet Union SG on Monday? – Football news

Club Brugge was able to qualify for its first European final since 1976 and give Belgian football the chance to win a European trophy for the first time since KV Mechelen in 1988. It is a stretch to think that all Belgian supporters were behind Bruges, but such an opportunity does not arise every year.

However, as we already wrote, there is a good chance that this will happen again without having to wait 30 years. Club Brugge, who call themselves the “Bayern Munich” of Belgium, can dream of more Conference League semi-finals in the future, and perhaps even a final one day. Anderlecht had also been close to a semi-final last season.

How will Bruges recover?

However, the question is also: how will the people of Bruges react to this elimination? There are different opinions. “They can focus on the championship and give everything to it”: that is a possibility. “They have taken a blow and may collapse”: that is also entirely possible.

It is difficult to predict which face Club Brugge will show on Monday against Union SG. It is even more difficult for USG, because the same question applies to them: what influence will the cup final have? If Union loses, they will be looking for revenge…or discouraged? If Union win, will they be motivated or will they neglect their match on Monday?

Last season, RSC Anderlecht had handled its quarter-final and elimination by AZ quite poorly. Between the two games, the Mauves were beaten in Genk (5-2). After the elimination, they lost their last game of the season at home against Mechelen (2-3). The situations differ, because RSCA didn’t really play for anything in the competition anymore.

Can Bruges fight back in time? As we saw with Racing Genk: in these play-offs a great team can suddenly collapse. Was the miracle of Nicky Hayen and blueblack an illusion, or will it end with a Belgian title? It is now, after the defeat against Fiorentina, that we will know…