AFCON 2025
Belgian side, Club Brugge ripped Glasgow Rangers into shreads to stroll into the league phase of the UEFA Champions League.
A totally commanding display as the host secured a 9-1 aggregate win over Russell Martins’ men.
Super Eagles’ Raphael Onyedika had a brilliant outing as Club Brugge booked their spot in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League.
Onyedika was on for the entire duration of the tie as Brugge ripped Glasgow Rangers apart in Brussels on Wednesday night.
Club Brugge took a 3-1 advantage into the second leg as favorites to qualify and put up a brilliant performance in front of their home fans to consolidate the advantage.
German forward Nicolo Tresoldi put the home side ahead five minutes into the match from a beautiful header.
Glasgow Rangers’ night went from worse to irredeemably terrible as Maximillian Aarons received a red card three minutes later.
The host took advantage of the the numerical difference and ripped the Gers apart as the match ended six-nil with five of the goals before halftime.
Heartbreak for Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbache
Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbache failed to clinch a ticket to the league phase of the UEFA Champions League after losing to Benfica in Lisbon.
The first leg ended in a stalemate in Istanbul with both sides in contention to qualify for Europe’s elite competition.
Benfica started the second leg in front of their home supporters in Lisbon with fierce momentum as they scored twice before the half hour mark.
Unfortunately, none of the goals stood courtesy of the video assistant referee’s intervention – an offside and a foul in build up to the second goal.
The Video Assistant Referee has no issue with Kerem Arturcoglu’s goal as the Greek forward have Benfica the lead in the 35th minute.
Jose Mourinho’s men failed to register a shot on target in ninety minutes as the Benfica progressed to their fifteenth UEFA Champions League main draw in 16 years.
In other results, despite a 3-2 win away at Qarabag, Ferencvaros couldn’t secure a league phase spot as they lost 5-4 on aggregate to the Azerbaijan champions.
FC Copenhagen two-nil home win over Basel was enough to secure a spot in the league phase after 3-1 aggregate scoreline.
