UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Jan Breydelstadion - Bruges Thursday 1 October 2015 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Club Brugge KV Group D - Matchday 2 FC Midtjylland Last updated 06/11/2015 13:09CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 14 Match officials 17 Legend 18 1 Club Brugge KV - FC Midtjylland Thursday 1 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams Club Brugge KV - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Vázquez 11, Oulare 3-0 26/02/2015 R32 Club Brugge KV - Aalborg BK Bruges 64, Bolingoli Mbombo agg: 6-1 74 Helenius 71 (P); 19/02/2015 R32 Aalborg BK - Club Brugge KV 1-3 Aalborg Oulare 25, Refaelov 29, Petersen 61 (og) FC København - Club Brugge Refaelov 7, 30, 36, 06/11/2014 GS 0-4 Copenhagen KV Vormer 60 Vázquez 90+2; 23/10/2014 GS Club Brugge KV - FC København 1-1 Bruges Amartey 89 0-2 Castillo 38, Fernando 07/08/2014 QR3 Brøndby IF - Club Brugge KV Brondby agg: 0-5 45+1 Duarte 14, Castillo 30, 31/07/2014 QR3 Club Brugge KV - Brøndby IF 3-0 Bruges Vázquez 63 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Jordi 24, Odjidja 66; 2-3 N. Jørgensen 61, 08/08/2012 QR3 Club Brugge KV - FC København Bruges agg: 2-3 Bolaños 78, Santin 90+5 01/08/2012 QR3 FC København - Club Brugge KV 0-0 Copenhagen UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 17/12/2008 GS Club Brugge KV - FC København 0-1 Bruges Santin 58 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-2 Borkelmans 62, 24/09/1996 R1 Lyngby BK - Club Brugge KV Lyngby agg: 1-3 Spehar 83 10/09/1996 R1 Club Brugge KV - Lyngby BK 1-1 Bruges Staelens 21; Bjerre 35 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Frank 35, Christensen 05/10/1988 R1 Brøndby IF - Club Brugge KV Brondby agg: 2-2 ag 55; Brylle Larsen 76 07/09/1988 R1 Club Brugge KV - Brøndby IF 1-0 Bruges Bettagno 87 FC Midtjylland - Record versus clubs from opponents' country 2 Club Brugge KV - FC Midtjylland Thursday 1 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Seol Ki Hyeon 18, 0-3 14/11/2002 R2 FC Midtjylland - RSC Anderlecht Silkeborg Ještrović 83, Dindane agg: 1-6 89 Ještrović 55, 61 (P), 31/10/2002 R2 RSC Anderlecht - FC Midtjylland 3-1 Brussels Dindane 71; Kristensen 80 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Club Brugge KV 7 3 2 2 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 7 3 3 23 9 FC Midtjylland 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 3 Club Brugge KV - FC Midtjylland Thursday 1 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges Match background Club Brugge KV got off to a dreadful start in UEFA Europa League Group D, but will hope the arrival of Danish visitors in the form of FC Midtjylland heralds better things. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. • Club Brugge's 13 games against Danish teams have ended W7 D3 L3 (W3 D2 L2 at home – W4 D1 L1 in Denmark). Those fixtures include six in last season's UEFA Europa League (W5 D1), where they got the better of Brøndby IF in the third qualifying round, FC København in the group stage and Aalborg BK in the round of 16. • Midtjylland conceded three goals home and away as they lost out to RSC Anderlecht in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup second round – their only previous tie against a Belgian club. Form guide • Club Brugge kicked off Group D with a 5-0 defeat at SSC Napoli – their heaviest reverse in UEFA competition alongside a 6-1 European Champion Clubs' Cup loss at AS Monaco FC in November 1988. • Club Brugge have lost their last three European games, with the goals against tally getting worse by one a match: 1- 3, 0-4, 0-5. • Midtjylland's 1-0 win at home against Legia Warszawa on matchday one continued a pattern of sorts – they have scored once in six of their seven European games this season, the exception being a 2-0 victory at Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps FC. They are unbeaten away from home in Europe this term (W2 D1). • Club Brugge have featured at this stage of the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League eight times, qualifying on three occasions and missing out on five others. They are the most experienced UEFA Europa League group stage campaigners in this season's field. This will be the Belgian side's 32nd game in the group phase. Only PSV Eindhoven (36) have contested more. • This is Midtjylland's first UEFA group stage campaign. Trivia and links • The journey from Herning to Bruges is around 670km. • Midtjylland defender Jim Larsen was on the books at Club Brugge from 2012 to 2014; team-mate Francis Dickoh was with their city rivals Cercle Brugge KSV in 2012/13. • Club Brugge's Brazilian midfielder Claudemir was in Denmark from 2010 to 2015 with København – indeed, he featured in the FCK side that drew 1-1 away and lost 4-0 at home to Club Brugge in last season's UEFA Europa League group stage. • Midtjylland are one of ten domestic champions in this season's group stage, along with KF Skenderbëu (Albania), Qarabağ FK (Azerbaijan), APOEL FC (Cyprus), FC Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic), KKS Lech Poznań (Poland), FK Partizan (Serbia), Celtic FC (Scotland), Molde FK (Norway) and FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland). • Midtjylland (literally: central Jutland) were formed in 1999 with the merger of Ikast fS and Herning Fremad BK. • Club Brugge's Timmy Simons and Partizan's Saša Ilić have made more outfield appearances than any other player in this season's group stage: 119. The coaches • A great goalkeeper in his time, Club Brugge coach Michel Preud'homme has carved out a fine career as a coach, winning titles in Belgium (with R. Standard de Liège) and Saudi Arabia (Al-Shabab). Club Brugge coach since 2013, he led them to Belgian Cup success last season. • Midtjylland boss Jess Thorup played in Germany and Austria as a forward. He made his name as a coach at Esbjerg fB, where he won a Danish Cup before taking Denmark to the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi- finals. Midtjylland hired him this summer. 4 Club Brugge KV - FC Midtjylland Thursday 1 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges Team facts Club Brugge KV Formed: 1891 Nickname: Blauw-Zwart (Blue and Black) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup: (1978) • UEFA Cup: (1976) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 13 (2005) Belgian Cup: 11 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: quarter-finals 2013/14: third qualifying round 2012/13: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2011/12: round of 32 2010/11: group stage 2009/10: round of 32 2008/09: group stage 2007/08: first round 2006/07: group stage 2005/06: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 8-0: Club Brugge v Floriana FC 19/09/73, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 1-6: ÍA Akranes v Club Brugge 23/08/01, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg 0-5: Újpesti TE v Club Brugge 15/09/98, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Club Brugge v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 17/09/09, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: AS Monaco FC v Club Brugge 09/11/88, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round second leg 5-0: SSC Napoli v Club Brugge 17/09/15, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 7-1: Club Brugge v Olympiakos Nicosia FC 27/09/01, first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-6: ÍA Akranes v Club Brugge (see above) 0-5: Újpesti TE v Club Brugge (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Club Brugge v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: SSC Napoli v Club Brugge (see above) FC Midtjylland Formed: 1999 Nickname: Ulvene (The Wolves) 5 Club Brugge KV - FC Midtjylland Thursday 1 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 1 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: play-offs 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: play-offs 2011/12: third qualifying round 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: second qualifying round 2007/08: first round 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: first round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Midtjylland v Bangor City FC 31/07/08, UEFA Cup first qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-6: Bangor City FC v Midtjylland 17/07/08, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 on three occasions, most recently v BSC Young Boys 23/08/12, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Panathinaikos FC v Midtjylland 21/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Midtjylland v Bangor City FC (see above) • Biggest away win 1-6: Bangor City FC v Midtjylland (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 on three occasions, most recently v BSC Young Boys (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Panathinaikos FC v Midtjylland (see above) 6 Club Brugge KV - FC Midtjylland Thursday 1 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges Squad list Club Brugge KV Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No.