The heavy defeat of Club Brugge in Lisbon also received resonance in the foreign media. And they were hard on blue and black.
“Belgian chocolate”, laughs the Portuguese sports newspaper A Bola. “A sweet package of Belgians was quietly eaten by the Eagles. They presented themselves modestly and disorganized, without any chance of interfering in the game or claiming a draw.”
“Club Brugge’s attacking ideas were nil, while goal machine Benfica kept going until the last minute,” writes the Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. “The year 2023 had already started badly for the people of Bruges with only two victories, but they proved that it could be even worse.”
“Benfica was supreme not only in the score, but also in the game,” says the Spanish sports newspaper AS. “They showed no compassion for a team in the doldrums, with coach Scott Parker almost ordered to be fired.”
At Club Brugge this year, almost nothing works,” writes Bild. “The Belgian champion is only fourth in the league. The club has only won two of its twelve matches this year. Just before the dress rehearsal of this match, they went down with clear 3-0 numbers at relegation candidate KV Oostende.”
