Club Brugge did what it had to do last weekend. Blauw-Zwart took three much-needed points on the field of KV Mechelen and thus remains in the footsteps of major competitor AA Gent, which itself easily beat RFC Seraing.
The people of Bruges were especially grateful to Noa Lang in the AFAS stadium. The spry Dutchman already had two in the basket after twenty minutes. First he scored from the penalty spot, and then he cashed in a nice assist from Mats Rits. Brandon Mechele made the reassuring third Bruges goal after the break. Club thus remains two points behind AA Gent.
Lang hopes to increase the pressure in the Artevelde city with the three points, but Peter Vandenbempt fears that Club has acted too late. “If AA Gent is still in front of Club Brugge after next weekend, then it’s decided, I think,” says the analyst Sporza. “One point is actually enough for that, because based on the games won, Ghent is still ahead even with a victory for Club against Seraing (…) It could be that Club Brugge is ready for the final sprint, only it could be that blue- black who bet too late. But we will know more in one week.”
STURDY DOMPER
Missing out on PO I would be a serious damper for Club Brugge. It would be the first time since its introduction that Blauw-Zwart does not participate in the Champions’ Play-offs, a scenario that no one in West Flanders had taken into account before the season …
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