Mignolet: “We don’t talk enough about the work of the coach”

To her blonde puff, battered by parades and tension, was added a relieved smile on the face of Simon Mignolet. “I had already felt a feeling in the stadium before the match”, told the Bruges goalkeeper at the microphone of RTL Sports after the victory of Club Brugge over Atlético de Madrid (2-0). “We still played a very good match collectively and, above all, we were able to keep the zero behind. It’s not unusual.” Atlético de Madrid attempted 20 shots but Mignolet, sometimes helped by his crossbar, released all five on target. “However, it became difficult as the match progressed because they put more pressure, but we remained calm. And, we must admit, we were a little lucky with this penalty which bounced off the batten. , but I’m very happy. This victory is not only good for Club Brugge but also for all Belgian football.”

With this historic clear round (9 points out of 9), the people of Bruges are more than on track to reach the round of 16. “Porto’s result (Editor’s note: 2-0 against Bayer Leverkusen) is positive for us but it is not done yet. We will first take advantage of this collective victory which is also that of coach Carl Hoefkens. He does a very good job, we don’t talk about him enough. You can’t win three Champions League games in a row without a perfect tactical plan.”

Jutglà: “A great story but you have to play game by game”

The Spanish striker from Bruges Jutglà also left his mark on the match, with a goal and an assist. ”The team did the job with the plan that was put in place from the start and it’s a great victory”, he commented. Before adding: “It’s a great story but you have to play game by game and see what happens day by day. But it’s clear that for now it’s going well. I’m doing my best to improve and to give the maximum for the team and the coach.

The Bruges coach does not ignite

After the great Bruges victory, coach Karl Hoefkens was also questioned. As usual, he does not want to fall into euphoria: ”I don’t look at the results of the past and for me today’s game is already a thing of the past. I take match by match and the next match is against Westerlo this weekend then at Atlético at home. These will be two very big challenges for us to take up.”