Clement: “No more beautiful place than Rome to write history” | Champions League

Philippe Clement had no trouble motivating his players for the trip to Rome. “If that were necessary, that player would not have a place at Club Brugge.”

“There is no better place to make history than Rome. Every year we want to do better. We want more than a point, we want to qualify for the knockout stages.”

Clement has thoroughly studied the concerns for Lazio. “They don’t want the ball all the time, but are very strong on the counter. With two or three passes they are in front of your goal and they are very efficient there.”

“Lazio is also a solid block. They do not give away many goals. So we cannot run on the counters and must now finish our chances.”

In the first leg, some strongholds were missing at Lazio, but tomorrow Club Brugge will take on the Romans at full strength. Clement hopes that he can also throw his strongest team between the lines in the Stadio Olimpico.

Ruud Vormer, who spent a night in hospital this weekend with abdominal complaints, traveled to Rome. “He’s feeling better on the medication,” says Clement. “He trains with the group today and then we’ll see if he is fit for the match. The same goes for Deli and Diatta.”

“But I have faith in my entire group of players. They have proven that in recent months. We are here thanks to the performances of all the boys. Just look at Ethan Horvath: because he was so strong against Zenit, we will play for qualifying tomorrow. . “

“I’m not worried if someone isn’t there tomorrow. Mats Rits can indeed play in the position of Vormer. But you want the captain and driver of your group to be in your team as much as possible.”