The hosts reached this far in the competition courtesy of defeating Molde 4-2 on aggregate in the round of 16 stage, while the Greek outfit got the better of Dinamo Zagreb 5-3 over the two legs.
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Club Brugge will be looking to take a first-leg lead in their Europa Conference League quarter-final tie against Marseille when they face off at Jan Breydelstadion on Thursday night. The hosts reached this far in the competition courtesy of defeating Molde 4-2 on aggregate in the round of 16 stage, while the Greek outfit got the better of Dinamo Zagreb 5-3 over the two legs. Brugge are striving for maiden European glory, while the visitors are hoping to become the first Greek outfit to reach a continental final in 50 years.
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⚽️ Vs #ClubBrugge
🏟️ Jan Breydel Stadium
⌚️ 22:00
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Club Brugge suffered a 2-1 defeat in their first leg of the round of 16 tie away to Molde, but then managed to turn their fortunes with dominant 3-0 victory in the second leg in Burges. Andreas Olsen’s first-half brace and Michal Skoras’ lone goal helped the Belgian side book a place in the last eight stage of Europe’s third tier club competition. Meanwhile, Les Gazelles are heading into the match on the back of a comprehensive 3-1 Belgian Pro League success versus Anderlecht at the weekend thanks to Brandon Mechele’s third-minute opener and Raphael Onyedika second-half double. It was their third successive home-win across all competitions, while Blau-Zwart have lost only one match at Jan Breydelstadion this season.
PAOK, on the other hand, also suffered a 2-0 defeat in the first leg in Croatia, but fought back in the home-leg to secure a 5-3 aggregate victory. The Greek outfit thrashed the Blues 5-1 at Stadio Toumbas thanks to one effort each from Baba Rahman, Brandon, Konstantinos Koulierakis and Andrija Zivkovic, and Petar Sucic’s own goal. After that, the Greek side secured back-to-back league-wins over Panathinaikos and Lamia, with an overall score of 6-3, before sharing the spoils away to AEK Athens at the weekend. Second-half efforts from Rahman and Magomed Ozdoev helped PAOK earn a point and take their tally to 67 from 30 top flight games, just a solitary point clear of second-placed Double Headed Eagles in the standings.
Club Brugge probable starting lineup: Jackers, Sabbe, Ordonez, Mechele, Meijer, Nielsen, Onyedika, Vetlesen, Skoras, Nusa, Rodrigues
PAOK probable starting lineup: Kotarski, Jonny, Kedziora, Koulierakis, Baba, Meite, Schwab, Zivkovic, Murg, Konstantelias, Brandon
Club Brugge
| Opponents | Score |
| Anderlecht | 3-1 (W) |
| Cercle Brugge | 1-1 (D) |
| STVV | 2-1 (L) |
| Molde | 3-0 (W) |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 3-1 (W) |
PAOK
| Opponents | Score |
| AEK Athens | 2-2 (D) |
| Lamia | 3-1 (W) |
| Panathinaikos | 2-3 (W) |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 5-1 (W) |
| Aris | 0-1 (L) |
| Last3 match-results | Score |
| PAOK beat Club Brugge | 0-2 |
| PAOK draw Club Brugge | 1-1 |
| Club Brugge draw PAOK | 1-1 |
The Conference League fixture between Club Brugge and PAOK will take place at Jan Breydel Stadium on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
| Club Brugge vs PAOK | Key Details |
| Date | April 11 (Belgium) |
| Venue | Jan Breydel Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Belgium | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Greece | 10:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Friday) |
Football fans in Belgium can watch the match on Tipik. Meanwhile, those in Greece can catch the live action via Cosmote Sports 2 HD.
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