Europa League: Get ready for the second leg of the Manchester United - Club Brugge clash

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 27.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Old Trafford (75635 seats)

Get ready for the return leg of the Europa League 16th Finals between Manchester United and Club Brugge. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!

It's no vacation for neither Manchester United nor Club Brugge as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Manchester United form and stats

Manchester United was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Champions League. Barcelona was too strong.

Manchester United have collected 26 points from their Premier League home games so far after 7-5-2. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in this competition.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Sergio German Romero not having conceded a league goal in 304 minutes.

A nice win for Manchester United last time playing, versus Watford. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood scoring for the victors. 1-1 away at Club Brugge before that.

There will be little rest for Manchester United after this match as they are travelling to Everton for a Premier League game in only three days.

The Manchester United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 14 league matches. Manchester United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Old Trafford in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches.

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Club Brugge form and stats

Club Brugge's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 16th finals against Salzburg.

Club Brugge have an excellent away record in the Pro League so far with 8-4-1 from 13 games. Things are running smoothly for Club Brugge who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Antwerp. One point away has become something of a habit for Club Brugge who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Club Brugge had fun at their own home (Old Trafford) last time out, beating Sporting Charleroi 1-0. É. Álvarez scored. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Manchester United in the Europa League.

The schedule is very tough for Club Brugge now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Pro League game at Genk is waiting in only three days.

Club Brugge are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 13 away games so far. Club Brugge are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Club Brugge - Manchester United 1-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - one - zero (Manchester United wins - draws - Club Brugge wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedM. Rashford
M. Rashford
14 goals
Club BruggeH. Vanaken
H. Vanaken
12 goals
Manchester UnitedA. Martial
A. Martial
10 goals

Manchester United missing players

Club Brugge missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester United Club Brugge
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   14 25
13 8   Won W   5 13
6 3   Drew D   6 8
6 2   Lost L   3 4
46 28   Scored S   17 37
24 11   Conceded C   15 21
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 92%
84% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 76%
52% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 48%
32% 46%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   14% 16%
12% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
40% 46%   BTTS BTTS   71% 56%
44% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 40%
24% 15%   Failed to Score F T   21% 12%
 
4.8 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   6.2 5.9
5.1 3.6   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.3
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.5
1 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
384 228   Total Shots T S   135 211
140 87   Shots on Target S O   58 89
33% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 39%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 26 25 1 0 61 15 13 13 0 0 35 9 13 12 1 0 26 6 46 76
2 Manchester City 27 18 3 6 68 29 13 9 2 2 33 12 14 9 1 4 35 17 39 57
3 Leicester City 27 15 5 7 54 27 14 8 3 3 26 15 13 7 2 4 28 12 27 50
4 Chelsea 27 13 5 9 45 37 14 6 3 5 18 15 13 7 2 4 27 22 8 44
5 Manchester United 27 11 8 8 41 29 14 7 5 2 27 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 41
6 Tottenham Hotspur 27 11 7 9 44 36 13 8 2 3 25 12 14 3 5 6 19 24 8 40
7 Sheffield United 27 10 10 7 29 25 14 6 3 5 16 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 40
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 9 12 6 38 32 14 5 6 3 21 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 6 39
9 Arsenal 27 8 13 6 39 36 14 6 5 3 25 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 3 37
10 Burnley 27 11 4 12 33 39 14 7 1 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 14 21 -6 37
11 Everton 27 10 6 11 36 41 13 7 3 3 18 14 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 36
12 Southampton 27 10 4 13 34 48 14 4 2 8 16 30 13 6 2 5 18 18 -14 34
13 Crystal Palace 27 8 9 10 24 32 14 5 4 5 11 13 13 3 5 5 13 19 -8 33
14 Newcastle United 27 8 7 12 24 41 13 5 5 3 12 12 14 3 2 9 12 29 -17 31
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 6 10 11 32 39 13 4 6 3 17 14 14 2 4 8 15 25 -7 28
16 AFC Bournemouth 27 7 5 15 26 43 13 4 4 5 15 19 14 3 1 10 11 24 -17 26
17 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
18 West Ham United 26 6 6 14 30 45 13 3 3 7 20 25 13 3 3 7 10 20 -15 24
19 Watford 27 5 9 13 24 43 13 3 5 5 13 17 14 2 4 8 11 26 -19 24
20 Norwich City 27 4 6 17 24 51 13 3 3 7 18 26 14 1 3 10 6 25 -27 18
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Club Brugge 27 19 7 1 54 12 14 11 3 0 31 4 13 8 4 1 23 8 42 64
2 Gent 27 16 7 4 58 29 14 11 3 0 37 10 13 5 4 4 21 19 29 55
3 Standard Liège 27 14 6 7 47 30 14 9 3 2 24 9 13 5 3 5 23 21 17 48
4 Sporting Charleroi 27 13 9 5 43 22 13 9 2 2 24 9 14 4 7 3 19 13 21 48
5 Antwerp 27 13 8 6 45 31 13 9 4 0 25 11 14 4 4 6 20 20 14 47
6 Genk 27 12 5 10 40 38 13 8 1 4 20 16 14 4 4 6 20 22 2 41
7 Mechelen 27 12 4 11 42 42 14 6 3 5 24 23 13 6 1 6 18 19 0 40
8 Anderlecht 27 9 10 8 35 29 14 6 5 3 22 12 13 3 5 5 13 17 6 37
9 Zulte-Waregem 27 10 5 12 39 40 13 7 1 5 28 15 14 3 4 7 11 25 -1 35
10 Royal Excel Mouscron 27 8 9 10 36 38 14 5 5 4 21 17 13 3 4 6 15 21 -2 33
11 Kortrijk 27 9 5 13 38 41 14 5 3 6 24 21 13 4 2 7 14 20 -3 32
12 Sint-Truiden 27 9 5 13 33 47 13 4 5 4 17 15 14 5 0 9 16 32 -14 32
13 AS Eupen 27 7 5 15 25 49 13 3 4 6 12 18 14 4 1 9 13 31 -24 26
14 KV Oostende 27 6 4 17 26 51 14 5 3 6 18 23 13 1 1 11 8 28 -25 22
15 Cercle Brugge 27 6 2 19 25 52 13 4 1 8 15 23 14 2 1 11 10 29 -27 20
16 Waasland-Beveren 27 5 5 17 21 56 13 3 2 8 12 27 14 2 3 9 9 29 -35 20

Manchester United:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Club Brugge 27 19 7 1 54 12 14 11 3 0 31 4 13 8 4 1 23 8 42 64
2 Gent 27 16 7 4 58 29 14 11 3 0 37 10 13 5 4 4 21 19 29 55
3 Standard Liège 27 14 6 7 47 30 14 9 3 2 24 9 13 5 3 5 23 21 17 48
4 Sporting Charleroi 27 13 9 5 43 22 13 9 2 2 24 9 14 4 7 3 19 13 21 48
5 Antwerp 27 13 8 6 45 31 13 9 4 0 25 11 14 4 4 6 20 20 14 47
6 Genk 27 12 5 10 40 38 13 8 1 4 20 16 14 4 4 6 20 22 2 41
7 Mechelen 27 12 4 11 42 42 14 6 3 5 24 23 13 6 1 6 18 19 0 40
8 Anderlecht 27 9 10 8 35 29 14 6 5 3 22 12 13 3 5 5 13 17 6 37
9 Zulte-Waregem 27 10 5 12 39 40 13 7 1 5 28 15 14 3 4 7 11 25 -1 35
10 Royal Excel Mouscron 27 8 9 10 36 38 14 5 5 4 21 17 13 3 4 6 15 21 -2 33
11 Kortrijk 27 9 5 13 38 41 14 5 3 6 24 21 13 4 2 7 14 20 -3 32
12 Sint-Truiden 27 9 5 13 33 47 13 4 5 4 17 15 14 5 0 9 16 32 -14 32
13 AS Eupen 27 7 5 15 25 49 13 3 4 6 12 18 14 4 1 9 13 31 -24 26
14 KV Oostende 27 6 4 17 26 51 14 5 3 6 18 23 13 1 1 11 8 28 -25 22
15 Cercle Brugge 27 6 2 19 25 52 13 4 1 8 15 23 14 2 1 11 10 29 -27 20
16 Waasland-Beveren 27 5 5 17 21 56 13 3 2 8 12 27 14 2 3 9 9 29 -35 20

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.