UCL: Brothers at war! Onyedika, Sanusi clash in Brugge

Membership Brugge midfielder Rapheal Onyedika will battle compatriot and FC Porto defender Zaidu Sanusi in a Group B conflict on match-day 5 of the UEFA Champions League in Brugge looking for to finish a double over the Portuguese champions on Wednesday (at the moment),

Within the reverse fixture between each golf equipment at Estádio Do Dragão Sept 13, Brugge triumphed 4-0. Ferran Jutglà struck first for the Belgian aspect within the fifteenth minute from the penalty spot, whereas Kamal Sowah, Andreas Skov Olsen and Antonio Nusa additionally discovered the web.

Brugge can be banking on Onyedika to increase their unbeaten run within the competitors once they face Porto, who should not solely determined to safe a spot within the subsequent spherical, but additionally to make up for a 1-0 Classico defeat to Benfica final Friday.

Onyedika, who has starred in all 4 earlier group video games for Brugge, will make his twenty fifth European look if fielded by coach Carl Hoefkens.

Brugge are but to concede within the Champions League this season and won’t roll over simply, however their early qualification can open the door for an important away win for Sanusi and his teammates at Jan Breydelstadion with the hosts trying to safe a spot within the knockout spherical as nicely.

Porto have one win and one loss from their journeys within the competitors this season. The Portuguese champions wish to add to a four-match away unbeaten streak (W3 D1 L0) in all competitions.

Of their final six matches in all competitions, Brugge received three, drew two and misplaced one. They scored eight and conceded 4 in that interval, scoring first in 4 of the six contests. They’d 4 first-half targets, whereas their opponents netted as soon as within the first 45 minutes.

On the Johann Cruyff Enviornment, Calvin Bassey should be in prime type to assist Ajax beat Liverpool to stay within the Champions League, when the 2 sides meet at the moment.

After beating Glasgow Rangers 4-0 of their opening match, the Dutch champions appeared to have an honest probability of reaching the knockout phases this season.

Nevertheless, three successive defeats have left Alfred Schreuder’s aspect six factors adrift Liverpool with two matches remaining, which means that they need to beat the 2018/19 champions and hope that Napoli do the identical on the ultimate match-day if they’re to progress to the following spherical.

Ajax are presently in third place with three factors after 4 video games.

In the meantime, a degree could be ok to see the Reds progress to the knockout phases with one match to spare, though Jurgen Klopp’s aspect could require a victory if they’re to face an opportunity of toppling Napoli on the prime of Group A.

Striker Victor Osimhenn is predicted to guide the assault of Napoli, who’re in ominous type forward of their match-day 5 conflict with struggling Rangers.

The Gers are but to gather a degree within the group phases, whereas the Partenopei equaled a 36-year membership file of 11 wins in a row in all competitions on the weekend with a 1-0 win at Jose Mourinho’s Roma.

Osimhen will look to attain his second objective within the competitors within the encounter.