{"id":1131553,"date":"2020-02-20T16:50:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T16:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1131553"},"modified":"2020-02-20T16:51:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T16:51:42","slug":"club-brugge-manchester-utd-predictions-team-news-europa-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/club-brugge-manchester-utd-predictions-team-news-europa-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Brugge vs Manchester Utd predictions, team news &#038; confirmed line-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Manchester United kick off their Europa League knockout campaign with a trip to Belgian side Club Brugge on Thursday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils will be on a high having pulled off an impressive 2-0 win at Chelsea on Monday night, leaving them well in the hunt for a Champions League qualification spot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7494632\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Of course, winning the Europa League is another route to the continent&#8217;s top table, but Brugge won&#8217;t go down easily in this round-of-32 first-leg tie, having lost just once in the Belgian Pro League this season.<\/p>\n<p>Can Ole Gunnar Solskjaer&#8217;s men extend their four-game unbeaten run or will they come unstuck at the hands of\u00a0Blauw-Zwart? Read on for our preview, predictions, team news and TV coverage information.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>When is Club Brugge vs Man Utd and where can I watch live?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Competition: <\/strong>Europa League<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:\u00a0<\/strong>Jan Breydel Stadium<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Thursday, 20 February 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kick-off:<\/strong>\u00a05:55 PM (UK time)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV coverage (UK): <\/strong>BT Sport 2 and BT Sport 2 HD<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Confirmed Club Brugge line-up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Team news! ?\u26ab\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UEL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CluMnu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CluMnu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VerMANU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VerMANU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dsn3fBFSJS\">pic.twitter.com\/Dsn3fBFSJS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Club Brugge KV (@ClubBrugge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClubBrugge\/status\/1230534318704992256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sancho, Haaland, Hakimi &amp; Brandt | Meet Borussia Dortmund&#039;s Fantastic Four\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpOpxJuRT0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Confirmed Manchester United line-up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? TEAM NEWS ?<\/p>\n<p>Ole makes 6\ufe0f\u20e3 changes to our team for tonight\u2019s game!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UEL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1230535285924122627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Squawka prediction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another impressive win against a big rival has restored hope that Man Utd can break back into those Champions League spots &#8212; especially with fifth place now offering a qualification route (providing\u00a0<span>Man City&#8217;s ban is not overturned on appeal).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s against deep, defensive units that the Red Devils struggle and given the disparity in quality on the pitch, that&#8217;s what they&#8217;re likely to come up against in Belgium on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Brugge will make it tough for Solskjaer&#8217;s side and have some very threatening attacking pieces, so United will have to be guarded against counter-attacks. That said, a draw should set them up nicely for the return leg at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<h2>Scoreline prediction: Club Brugge 1-1 Man Utd<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United kick off their Europa League knockout campaign with a trip to Belgian side Club Brugge on Thursday. The Red Devils will be on a high having pulled off an impressive 2-0 win at Chelsea on Monday night, leaving them well in the hunt for a Champions League qualification spot. 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