Benfica, five points clear of Porto at the top of the Portuguese league, visit surprise package Club Brugge in the last 16 of Europe's premier club competition on Wednesday with high hopes despite Fernandez's departure. Handed a tough group featuring Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus, Benfica went unbeaten and finished top to reach the knock-out rounds, with the Italian giants -- the two-time winners of the competition -- eliminated. When will the Club Brugge vs Benfica, Champions League match be played? The Club Brugge vs Benfica, Champions League match will be played on Thursday, February 16. Where will the Club Brugge vs Benfica, Champions League match be played? The Club Brugge vs Benfica, Champions League match will be played at Jan Breydel Stadium, Belgium.
Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch the Champions League with your subscription (opens in new tab) from anywhere. Surprise package Club Brugge continue their Champions League adventure as they host two-time European champions Benfica in the first leg of their last 16 tie. Brugge have made it through to the last 16 of the competition for the very first time, after finishing second to Porto in a tough-looking group also containing Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen. Their season has stalled badly since then, though, resulting in them making a change in the dugout and appointing former England midfielder Scott Parker as head coach. This will be his first taste of European football as a manager.
Benfica, by contrast, have won five and drawn six since suffering their first (and only) defeat of the season in their final match of 2022 – although Brugge ought to pose a sterner challenge than the sides they've faced domestically in recent weeks. RefereeDavide Massa of Italy will be the referee for Club Brugge vs Benfica. StadiumClub Brugge vs Benfica will be played at the 29, 062-capacity Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges. Kick-off and channelPSG vs Bayern Munich kick-off is at 8pm GMT on Wednesday, February 15 in the UK.
The game is being shown on BT Sport 2, BTSport. com and the BT Sport app (opens in new tab). In the US, kick-off time is 3pm ET / 12pm PT. The match will be shown on Paramount+ in the US. See below for international broadcast options. VPN guideIf you’re out of the country for a Champions League fixture, then you won't be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual.
Benfica enjoyed a hugely impressive group campaign of their own, though, pipping PSG to top Group H without losing a game. In fact, the Portuguese giants – who reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League last term – have lost just one of 31 games in all competitions this season. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Team newsBrugge remain without injured winger Andreas Skov Olsen and striker Ferran Jutgla, but Parker otherwise has a full compliment from which to select. As for Benfica, Roger Schmidt will be unable to call on injured centre-forward Goncalo Ramos – who starred for Portugal at the 2022 World Cup – while the Eagles must continue their Champions League campaign without star playmaker Enzo Fernandez, who left for Chelsea last month. FormSince losing his first game in charge, Parker has gone unbeaten at Brugge; the slight problem is they've drawn five of their six games since, keeping only one clean sheet in the process.
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