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Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid will square off in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League playoff tie on Wednesday (February 18th). The game will be played at Jan Breydel Stadion.
The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 2-1 away win over Cercle Brugge in the Jupiler Pro League. All three goals were scored in the second half, with Nicolo Tresoldi and Carlos Forbs scoring for the visitors, while Nazinho pulled one back in the 71st minute.
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Atletico, meanwhile, suffered a harrowing 3-0 thrashing away to Rayo Vallecano in La Liga. Fran Perez and Oscar Valentin scored first-half goals for the hosts, while Nobel Mendy added a third late on.
Los Colchoneros will shift their focus to the continent and are the seeded side in this playoff tie thanks to their 14th-place finish in the league phase. Brugge finished in 19th place.
Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid Head-to-Head and Key Numbers Both sides have three wins apiece from eight head-to-head games, while two games were drawn.Their most recent clash came in October 2022 when they shared the spoils in a goalless draw.Atletico's last five games across all competitions have seen at least one side fail to find the back of the net.Six of Brugge's last seven games across all competitions have produced three goals or more.Atletico have lost their last four away games in the UCL, their longest losing away run in UCL history.Brugge scored 10 first-half goals in the league phase - the second-most behind Bayern Munich.Atletico Madrid took 55 corner kicks in the league phase - only Liverpool took more. Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid PredictionClub Brugge overcame a poor start to the league phase by winning their final two games to sneak into the top 24 and book their spot in the playoffs. The Blauw-Zwart will be full of confidence, having won five of their last six competitive games (one loss). They will be unfazed by being the underdogs here, as they eliminated Atalanta at the same stage last season, also as the underdogs.
Atletico Madrid's inconsistent season hit a new nadir over the weekend as they fell to an embarrassing defeat to relegation-threatened Vallecano. Diego Simeone named a heavily rotated side for that defeat, and unusual defensive struggles have been a concern this term, with his side having not kept a clean sheet in their last eight UCL games.
A shock home defeat in their final league phase game to Bodo/Glimt saw Atletico miss out on the top eight. But they should have enough to get a narrow victory here.
Prediction: Club Brugge 1-2 Atletico Madrid
Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid Betting TipsTip 1 - Atletico Madrid to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
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