Broadcast info
Who’s playing: Leicester City, last season’s unexpected English Premier League winners, make their debut in the Champions League with a Group G clash with Club Brugge.
What time: Kick off for the Wednesday, September 14 tie is scheduled at 11:45 PT, 14:45 ET, 18:45 UTC, 19:45 BST, and 20:45 CET.
Which stadium: The venue for this group stage fixture will be the Jan Breydel Stadium, the 29,042-seat arena in Brugges, Belgium.
Which channels
- In the USA at 14:45 ET on Fox Soccer 2GO USA
- In Canada at 14:45 ET on beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada
- In the UK at 19:45 BST on BBC Radio 5 Live, BT Sport 2, BT Sport Showcase, BT Sport Live Streaming
- In Belgium at 20:45 CET on Club RTL, Proximus 11+
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Match facts
- This will be the first ever meeting between Club Brugge and Leicester City.
- The Belgium side are making their appearance in the Champions League group stage for the first time since 05/06.
- This will be the reigning English champions’ fourth appearance in a European competition, their last coming in 2000/01 UEFA Cup.
- Brugge’s last encounter with an English club didn’t end well, losing 3-1 (away) and then 4-0 (home) to Man United in the Champions League play-offs.
- Their home record vs. English clubs is impressive. It reads: W6 D2 L2.
- Blauw-Zwart’s last victory over an English side came back in 1994/95, though, courtesy of a 1-0 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph over Chelsea.
- The Foxes record in European matches reads: W2 D2 L4.
- Leicester will be the sixth club that Claudio Ranieri has coached in the Champions League.
- The Tinkerman has failed to make it past the group stage on one occasion – Valencia back in 04/05.
Club Brugge vs. Leicester – two clubs in bad form
Many question whether Leicester City, the club that shocked many to win the Premier League, can roll with Europe’s top dogs this season.
The club did little to cool down any doubts over their chances by an unimpressive start to the new season, which has left Claudio Ranieri’s boys in 16th place.
The Foxes last game, a trip to Anfield, saw Vardy and Co. suffer an embarrassing and demoralizing 4-1 loss to Liverpool.
The King Power Stadium outfit are now with a single win from their last eight games – albeit that includes International Champions Cup games. Regardless, Ranieri admits that he’s still eyeing a spot in the next round.
He said, as per UEFA.com: “It's important to play in Europe beyond December: that's our goal. We want to be in the knockout stage. Winning the Champions League is impossible. But Leicester have shown before that the impossible is possible.”
Club Brugge themselves haven’t embarked on a fairy tale defense of their title, as they currently occupy 10th spot having slipped to a third consecutive away defeat in the domestic league over the season.
Having played six games in the new season, Michel Preud'homme’s boys have racked up only two wins so far.
Match details, result and original broadcast info
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This match was not broadcast in United States
International Coverage:
Belgium: Club RTL, Proximus 11+
Canada: beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada
Ireland: TNT Sports 2, discovery+, BBC Radio 5 Live
United Kingdom:
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