Club Brugge will host Borussia Dortmund as both teams kick off their Champions League campaign at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday.
Borussia Dortmund came close to clinching the Champions League trophy but were beaten to it by Real Madrid in the final last season. Club Brugge, on the other hand, failed to qualify for the tournament and will be hoping to make an impact this time around. It will be a difficult task for the hosts to contain the threat of the Bundesliga side.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund kick-off time
Date: September 18, 2024
Kick-off time: 3 pm ET
Venue: Jan Breydel Stadium
The match will be played at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday, with kick-off at 3 pm ET for fans in the US.
Club Brugge team news
For Club Brugge, Kyriani Sabbe is fit again, but both Bjorn Meijer and Casper Nielsen remain out with injuries.
There are no fresh injuries in the camp, as they prepare to host German side Dortmund.
New signing Serhou Guirassy made his first start for Borussia Dortmund in the last match after recovering from a knee injury picked up during international duty.
Brazilian winger Yan Couto had to pull out of the Brazil squad due to injury but made his return as a substitute against Heidenheim.
This is the first year with the new league phase format instead of a Group Stage at the UEFA Champions League, along with the other UEFA tournaments. Starting with the 2024-25 competition, the tournament increases to 36 teams instead of 32, with each team playing eight matches against two teams from each the four seeding groups. It will also feature a playoff phase that includes 16 teams fighting for the final eight spots in the knockout phase, which starts in the Round of 16. The top eight in the table are automatically placed in the Round of 16 while ninth through 24th compete in the playoff, with the bottom 12 teams being eliminated.
Club Brugge is matched up with Sturm Graz for Matchday 2 and Dortmund takes on Celtic when the Champions League picks back up in early October.
The revamped Champions League made its debut Tuesday with some familiar clubs claiming victories on opening night.
After joining from Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé scored for 15-time champion Real Madrid, which needed late goals from Antonio Rudiger and Endrick to beat Stuttgart 3-1.
Six-time champion Liverpool came back from a goal down for a 3-1 win at seven-time champion AC Milan in a rematch of the 2005 and 2007 finals.
Harry Kane scored four in Bayern Munich’s 9-2 rout of Dinamo Zagreb as the German club opened its bid for a seventh title — which could be achieved in its home stadium in May.
During the new league phase, all 36 teams are ranked from top to bottom in a single standings that finishes in January.
Also, Aston Villa returned to the competition for the first time in 41 years and won 3-0 at Young Boys; and Sporting Lisbon beat 10-man Lille 2-0.
After a scoreless first half, Mbappé put Madrid ahead seconds after the break when he redirected a cross from Rodrygo.
After Deniz Undav equalized for Stuttgart midway through the second half with a header, Rudiger restored Madrid’s advantage with a header and Endrick sealed it with a solo counterattack in stoppage time.
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Club Brugge will host Borussia Dortmund as both teams kick off their Champions League campaign at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday.
Borussia Dortmund came close to clinching the Champions League trophy but were beaten to it by Real Madrid in the final last season. Club Brugge, on the other hand, failed to qualify for the tournament and will be hoping to make an impact this time around. It will be a difficult task for the hosts to contain the threat of the Bundesliga side.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund kick-off time
Date: September 18, 2024
Kick-off time: 3 pm ET
Venue: Jan Breydel Stadium
The match will be played at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday, with kick-off at 3 pm ET for fans in the US.
Club Brugge team news
For Club Brugge, Kyriani Sabbe is fit again, but both Bjorn Meijer and Casper Nielsen remain out with injuries.
There are no fresh injuries in the camp, as they prepare to host German side Dortmund.
Brugge predicted XI: Mignolet; Seys, Mechele, Ordonez, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Vetlesen; Skov Olsen, Vanaken, Tzolis; Nilsson
Borussia Dortmund team news
New signing Serhou Guirassy made his first start for Borussia Dortmund in the last match after recovering from a knee injury picked up during international duty.
Brazilian winger Yan Couto had to pull out of the Brazil squad due to injury but made his return as a substitute against Heidenheim.
Gio Reyna remains doubtful due to a groin issue.
Dortmund predicted XI: Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Sule, Bensebaini; Can, Gross; Sabitzer, Brandt, Adeyemi; Guirassy
This is the first year with the new league phase format instead of a Group Stage at the UEFA Champions League, along with the other UEFA tournaments. Starting with the 2024-25 competition, the tournament increases to 36 teams instead of 32, with each team playing eight matches against two teams from each the four seeding groups. It will also feature a playoff phase that includes 16 teams fighting for the final eight spots in the knockout phase, which starts in the Round of 16. The top eight in the table are automatically placed in the Round of 16 while ninth through 24th compete in the playoff, with the bottom 12 teams being eliminated.
Club Brugge is matched up with Sturm Graz for Matchday 2 and Dortmund takes on Celtic when the Champions League picks back up in early October.
The revamped Champions League made its debut Tuesday with some familiar clubs claiming victories on opening night.
After joining from Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé scored for 15-time champion Real Madrid, which needed late goals from Antonio Rudiger and Endrick to beat Stuttgart 3-1.
Six-time champion Liverpool came back from a goal down for a 3-1 win at seven-time champion AC Milan in a rematch of the 2005 and 2007 finals.
Harry Kane scored four in Bayern Munich’s 9-2 rout of Dinamo Zagreb as the German club opened its bid for a seventh title — which could be achieved in its home stadium in May.
Two-time champion Juventus dispatched PSV Eindhoven 3-1.
During the new league phase, all 36 teams are ranked from top to bottom in a single standings that finishes in January.
Also, Aston Villa returned to the competition for the first time in 41 years and won 3-0 at Young Boys; and Sporting Lisbon beat 10-man Lille 2-0.
After a scoreless first half, Mbappé put Madrid ahead seconds after the break when he redirected a cross from Rodrygo.
After Deniz Undav equalized for Stuttgart midway through the second half with a header, Rudiger restored Madrid’s advantage with a header and Endrick sealed it with a solo counterattack in stoppage time.