"Starting with the hosts, getting their group stage finale underway on Wednesday night sat one-point adrift of finding a route into the play-off places, Club Brugge will be more than aware that they face a must-win showdown here. Keeping their knockout stage dreams away last week as they secured a thumping 4-1 victory away at European debutants Kairat Almaty, Ivan Leko's men will be dreaming of a repeat performance when they return to the Jan Breydel Stadium."
"However, despite keeping up their momentum over the weekend as they secured a thrilling 4-3 win against Waregem, the Belgium giants are desperately searching for some much-needed defensive steel. Including a shock 3-2 loss against Pro League relegation scrappers RAAL La Louviere on January 16th, Club Brugge have failed to record a single clean sheet from any of their previous 12 consecutive appearances across all competitions - a rut that stems all the way back to the end of November."
"As for the visitors, while Marseille might have all but officially punched their Champions League play-off spot, Roberto De Zerbi's men were last seen putting in a nightmare European performance. Falling to a 3-0 drumming at home against Liverpool, the former Brighton boss made his frustrations clear. Nevertheless, claiming an immediate boost over the weekend as they secured a 3-1 victory against Fre"
The 2025/26 Champions League group stage concludes with decisive matches as teams fight for knockout qualification. Club Brugge enter a must-win showdown, sitting one point outside the play-off places after a 4-1 away win at Kairat Almaty and a 4-3 domestic victory, but they suffer defensive frailties with no clean sheet in their last 12 matches and only one home clean sheet since October 5. Marseille have effectively secured a play-off spot, endured a 3-0 home defeat to Liverpool that frustrated manager Roberto De Zerbi, and then gained momentum by winning 3-1 at the weekend.
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