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Royal Antwerp will visit the Bulgarian Ludogorets on Thursday evening in the Europa League. The Belgians have been in excellent shape in recent weeks, but have to make do on Bulgarian soil without various key players.
Ludogorets Razgrad:
The Bulgarian Ludogorets is on the eve of its sixth participation in a major European tournament. The team also managed to overwinter in Europe no less than four times, so it is definitely an opponent to be reckoned with.
Ludogorets is the toy of the Bulgarian businessman Kiril Domuschiev, making De Adelaars by far the richest club in the country. The team has an excellent selection by local standards, with former Feyenoord attacker Elvis Manu and ex-Anderlecht-man Josue Sa as well-known names. Ludogorets is particularly dangerous in-house – last season CSKA Moscow was defeated 5-1 in the Champions League. The stadium will of course not be full on Thursday evening due to corona, but a limited number of fans will be allowed in. They hope to see another winning Ludogorets after the team lost its lead last weekend after the disappointing 1-1 draw against Tsarsko Selo.
Royal Antwerp:
With four wins and a draw from the last five games, Royal Antwerp has been in great shape in recent weeks. The men of coach Ivan Leko are only two points behind leader Club Brugge, and next weekend the derby awaits against Beerschot, who also performed well. ‘Royal Antwerp showed mental resilience on Sunday by turning a disadvantage at Zulte Waregem into a victory,’ says journalist Jacques Sys. ‘Leko has it under control, while it is not always easy to work with such a large selection.’
However, this large selection now comes in handy, because Royal Antwerp has to do without various strongholds in Bulgaria. Abdoulaye Seck and Jordan Lukaku recently tested positive for corona, while Dieumerci Mbokani is suspended, Bruny Nsimba is injured and newcomer Guy Mbenza is not eligible to play. Leko therefore has no real attackers at his disposal on Thursday evening. The Great Old is expected to stick to its 3-5-2 formation, with Nana Ampomah and Lior Refaelov as the occasional duo in the front.