The build-up to the 2024/25 Champions League continues with the competition’s beginning fast approaching, and it’s time to take a look at another of Juventus’ European opposition this season - this time Club Brugge.
It won’t be until 21 January, 2025, that the Bianconeri travel to Belgium to take on a side that they’ve met four times before, but the excitement is already building.
Of those four previous games, Juventus have won three and lost just once. David Trezeguet, Pavel Nedved and Alessandro Del Piero all helped to deliver two Bianconeri wins when they faced off in 2005/06, while there was one win apiece back in the 1977/78 season.
CLUB BRUGGE’S HISTORY
The club, based in Bruges, Flanders, traces its origins back to 1891 when it was founded under the name FC Bruges. That name was kept for a number of years - almost a century - until in 1972 it was changed to what it is today. As far as domestic trophies go, Club Brugge are Belgium’s second team, behind only Anderlecht - they have won 19 league titles, 11 Belgian Cups and 17 Super Cups.
They wear black and blue, leading to one of their nicknames - Blauw en Zwart.
Their home stadium, which will host Juventus in January, is the Jan Breeder Stadium, which is shared with city rivals Cercle. It has been their home ground since 1975 and has a capacity of over 29,000.
CLUB BRUGGE THIS SEASON
Club Brugge are the reigning Belgian champions, and that status earned them direct qualification for this season’s Champions League league phase.
Their 2024/25 campaign began with a Super Cup loss to Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, before the league kicked off. They went winless in their first three league games - losing once and drawing twice - before winning three games on the bounce, including a derby win over Cercle.
See you all in Bruges on Tuesday, 21 January, 2025!