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The highlight of this match day is played on Sunday afternoon. The rivals from Bruges and Antwerp then face each other. Can Club extend its lead of nine points? Or do the visitors crawl closer?
Club Brugge:
Club Brugge has its long-awaited new striker. Not the 20-year-old Argentinean Adolfo Gaich, but the 26-year-old Czech Michael Krmencik should become the new mainstay of the blue-black attack. Club pays around six million euros plus bonuses for the 1m91 big attacker. He signs for 3.5 seasons and is training right away today. He scored eight goals in 23 international matches and this season was good for ten goals in twenty matches for Plzen. Throughout his club career, he has 62 goals in 124 matches, exactly one goal every two matches.
Club Brugge hunts for the double. And that would be a feat. Ruud Vormer also believes that blue and black can win away all prizes in Belgium. It has been since 1996 that Club Brugge was showing off the national title and the Belgian Cup at the end of the season. “I have seen many good players pass here in recent years,” says Vormer. “Victor Vázquez, Lior Refaelov, José Izquierdo, … I also thought Felipe Gedoz was a fantastic football player.” Vormer now sees a very important extra. “Now we are a really close team. And that was a little less during the first seasons that I played at Club Brugge. ”
Club Brugge was unable to win for the third time in a row. Charleroi and Club, by the way, did not make a pleasant spectacle of their catch-up competition. It was more fighting, pulling and pushing than playing football. Karim Belhocine lets his boys put pressure on the entire field and Club has a hard time with that. Blauw-zwart did not get a grip on the competition. Club continued to put high pressure in the second half: Vormer and Dennis got chances, but didn’t get past the goalkeeper. The foot was no longer gas, but Charleroi, in the image of his trainer, put heart and soul into his defenses. It remained at 0-0 and that is perhaps a justified result.
Antwerp:
Sunday’s topper needs no oil on it anyway. An always-laden duel received all its extra pepper. Didier Lamkel Zé made himself heard again on Thursday morning with a swipe towards Club Brugge via Instagram. The flank attacker soon apologized, but the damage had already been done. Antwerp regrets the Instagram post and also distances itself from it. The club calls on the fans to stay positive.
Kevin Mirallas hoped by his return to the Belgian league to be able to play in the spotlight of national coach Roberto Martinez, but is now regularly on the bench at Antwerp. Two goals in half a season, which was not what Mirallas had hoped for when he put his crib at Antwerp. “The level is really high. I thought it would go wild and I could make the difference at 50 percent, but I soon realized that without extra efforts it would be difficult. When I felt really good, the coach suddenly put me on the couch. To make my mark, I need more confidence and more matches. Full matches, “the flank attacker said.
Antwerp and Zulte Waregem both had a cup match. Antwerp started the game most vigorously, with two jabs. The most dangerous chance, however, was for Essevee, who immediately scored a goal. Antwerp fought in the match and that resulted in the tying run. Antwerp needed a penalty to take the lead and did not relinquish it afterwards. Zinho Gano and Mbokani even missed out on the best opportunities.
Club Brugge KV vs Antwerp head to head matches
10.11.19 JL Antwerp Club Brugge KV 2 : 1
19.05.19 JL Club Brugge KV Antwerp 3 : 2
22.04.19 JL Antwerp Club Brugge KV 0 : 0
23.12.18 JL Club Brugge KV Antwerp 5 : 1
19.08.18 JL Antwerp Club Brugge KV 1 : 1