Club Brugge pouleronde in the Champions League is over, and that has its consequences. Club Brugge hear by the last results in the group stage are no longer the best four troisième. This is a blue black not seed when the draw for the 1/16th finals of the Europa League next Monday in Nyon.
Despite a overhoopt point yesterday no protected status for Club Brugge when the draw of the 1/16th finals in the Europa League. With six points from the group stage will hear blue-black not the best four troisième in the Champions League. Not unimportant, because, as is Club next Monday no seed when the draw for the 1/16th finals of the Europa League in Nyon. If seed was able to blue-black after the winter a confrontation with the group winners in the Europa League as Arsenal and Chelsea avoid. Also the other troisième from the Champions League (Napoli, Benfica, Valencia and Inter) could be provided that the status of seed will be avoided. Now, this is not the case, because the Club ‘only’ the fifth best third. Furthermore, should Club home first play.
List troisième after group stage Champions League (points-goal difference)
1. Napoli 9+2
2. Valencia 8+1
3. Inter 8-1
4. Benfica 7-5
5. Viktoria Plzen 7-9
6. Club Brugge 6+1
7. Galatasaray 4 – 3
8. Shakhtar 4 – 8