Sporting key man sees Club Brugge clash as a real final | OneFootball

Rui Borges will not allow any complacency in the match against Club Brugge and wants the Sporting team to go in at full strength, in order to secure a crucial victory in the fight for qualification to the next stage of the Champions League.

According to the newspaper Record, the coach of the green and whites wants the Lions to treat the match against the Belgians as a true final, with the aim that the players understand that qualification for the next stage of the prestigious competition is in their hands.

Although it is not entirely guaranteed that, by beating Club Brugge, Sporting will advance to the playoff for the Champions League round of 16 as a seeded team, the path becomes much easier. The truth is that, the combination of several scenarios at the end of this fifth round of the competition could very well propel the Lions towards the previously defined goal set by the management and coaching staff – which is to advance to the next stage.

Since Rui Borges is well aware of what is at stake, the coach made a point of conveying these ideas to his players, especially emphasizing that reaching 10 points in the Champions League is ultimately an obligation for the Alvalade club.

At this stage, Rui Borges’ men have seven points in the Champions League and are in 13th place in the UEFA competition’s table. In the first four matches, Sporting beat Kairat (4-1), lost to Napoli (2-1), defeated Marseille (2-1) and drew with Juventus (1-1).

The green and white emblem will return to the field next Wednesday, November 26, against Club Brugge. The match, counting for the fifth round of the Champions League, against the team led by Nicky Hayen, will be played at Estádio de Alvalade at 8:00 p.m.

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