If all the eyes of Belgian supporters were fixed on the clash between Bayern Munich and Union Saint-Gilloise, the most attentive also learned the results of the other matches of the day. While Qarabag’s victory earlier in the evening was bad news for USG and Club Brugge, as was Brussels’ defeat in Bavaria, the rest of the evening turned out to be mostly positive.
In detail, the Belgian clubs were able to be satisfied with the defeats of some of their direct competitors such as Benfica against Juventus (2-0), Marseille against Liverpool (0-3), Pafos against Chelsea (1-0) or PSV against Newcastle (3-0). Despite this, they will undoubtedly be frustrated to see that Athletic Bilbao surprised Atalanta Bergamo (2-3).
With all these results, the Club and the Union only lost one place in the ranking and can maintain hope, even if it remains quite slim, especially for the Brussels club.
Apart from that, in the only meeting which is not of interest for the Belgian clubs, FC Barcelona escaped from the trap set by Slavia Prague (2-4).
