Comments, predictions Club Brugge vs Atalanta BC: Not easy to win

After progressing through the knockout stages, Club Brugge will be looking to take a lead in the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Atalanta BC, when the two clubs clash at the Jan Breydelstadion on Wednesday.

While Brugge narrowly avoided elimination, La Dea narrowly missed out on a direct ticket to the round of 16, where the winner of this match will face either Lille or Aston Villa.

Latest Club Brugge vs Atalanta BC team information

Club Brugge coach Nicky Hayen may be in the fortunate position of having a completely clean bill of health - in stark contrast to his counterpart.

Hayen has opted for Nordin Jackers in the Belgian Cup this season, but experienced goalkeeper Simon Mignolet will once again start behind a Brugge defence that also features 20-year-old Joel Ordonez.

The Colombian defender is the youngest player to play every minute of every Champions League game so far this season. Indeed, only Charles De Ketelaere has played more minutes for Blau-Zwart in Europe's top competition while under the age of 21.

The latter is certain to start against his former club on Wednesday, having joined Club Brugge at the age of seven, scoring 26 first-team goals before joining Milan in 2022. De Ketelaere has been involved in nine Champions League goals this season, even outscoring Atalanta's main striker Mateo Retegui.

Odilon Kossounou made 55 appearances for Brugge between 2019 and 2021, winning two league titles, but is now on La Dea's long-term injury list. Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini are both sidelined for the rest of the season, while Sead Kolasinac, first-choice goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi and Europa League final hero Ademola Lookman are also absent.

However, new signings Daniel Maldini and Stefan Posch have been registered for the knockout stages and will be available.

Latest predicted lineup Club Brugge vs Atalanta BC

Club Brugge:

Mignolet; Seys, Mechele, Ordonez, De Cuyper; Jashari, Onyedika; Talbi, Vanaken, Tzolis; Jutgla

Atalanta BC:

Patricio; Posch, Hien, Djimsiti; Bellanova, Ederson, De Roon, Ruggeri; De Ketelaere, Pasalic; Retegui

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Despite suffering a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on the final day, Club Brugge negotiated the opening 36-team group stage to extend their Champions League journey.

Finishing in 24th place – the final qualifying spot – the Belgian side beat Villa and Sporting Lisbon along the way and surpassed most expectations.

Defeat by City ultimately ended Brugge's 20-game unbeaten run - which included no fewer than 15 wins - but they survived and can now make a second attempt at reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Blauw-Zwart fans will be hoping their side put in a much better effort in progressing this time around, having been thrashed 7-1 on aggregate by Benfica two years ago, as they exited the competition in emphatic fashion in the last 16.

Head coach Nicky Hayen guided Brugge to a 19th domestic title in 2023-24 - their fourth title in five years - and they are now the closest challengers to Pro League leaders Genk.

Also in the Belgian Cup final, they ended a rare five-game winless run by beating 10-man Leuven on Saturday, with Gustaf Nilsson scoring his fifth goal in as many league games.

In fact, Hayen's side have failed to score in just one of their last 30 appearances - against Juventus last month. Brugge have also played AC Milan this season, losing 3-1 at the San Siro, and now their first meeting with another Italian club awaits.

Winless in 15 games against Serie A sides since that famous win over Milan 22 years ago, they will be aiming to end that trend in midweek.

While Wednesday's hosts were just barely inside the top 24, Atalanta kept a respectable top-eight spot within their grasp until the final matchday - and they almost reclaimed it in the final moments of last month's dramatic draw with Barcelona.

Despite twice fighting back from behind at Montjuic, the Nerazzurri were unable to find a late winner and eventually fell to ninth place, meaning they will enter the play-offs.

Having posted two wins by five-goal margins - and drawn against both Barca and Arsenal - last season's Europa League winners may be feeling the pinch, but they must now take the long road to the last 16.

Gian Piero Gasperini's side are aiming to go that far for only the third time in four Champions League appearances, and an improved defensive record suggests they can do so.

Better known for their attacking prowess – they scored a club-record 126 goals in 2024 – Atalanta have conceded just six times in the league, the fourth-best overall record. Furthermore, only Arsenal have allowed fewer shots on target.

As a result, they have lost just once so far - at home to reigning champions Real Madrid - while beating Shakhtar Donetsk, Stuttgart and Young Boys along the way.

However, the Bergamo club's 15-match unbeaten run recently came to an end, amid a below-average start to 2025: having started Serie A at the turn of the year, they have now won just three of their last 11 games in all competitions, including defeat to Bologna in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.

Now all but out of title contention, Atalanta have at least secured third place as rising striker Mateo Retegui scored four of their five goals in Saturday's win over Hellas Verona - and contenders Capocannoniere will be aiming to bag more in Bruges.

Latest Club Brugge vs Atalanta BC score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match Club Brugge vs Atalanta BC as follows:

• Sportsmole: Club Brugge 0-2 Atalanta BC

• WhoScore: Club Brugge 0-1 Atalanta BC
• Our prediction: Club Brugge 0-1 Atalanta BC

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