That Club Brugge would not be able to cope with the expensive star ensemble of PSG. That Club Brugge would see the goals flying around the ears at home. That Club Brugge could count itself lucky if it could limit the damage.
Many followers did not have a good eye for the hit between Club and PSG. Anything but. But with an impressive performance, Blue and Black skillfully silenced the critics.
Philippe Clement thoroughly enjoyed his team, the atmosphere in the stadium and the stunt point. For the Club coach, this match comes at the very top of his ranking of top performances.
“I have experienced many evenings here over the years, but I think this is the most beautiful. This is history,” said Clement.
“Not only because of the result, because that could have been even better, but especially because of the way in which it was done.”
“PSG is the best team that has played here in Jan Breydel for a long time. If you can deliver such a performance both offensively and defensively, then I am very proud of my group of players. We have made great strides.”
“PSG has also gone for it. With the exception of Mbappe, they have left their stars on the field. This is just fantastic. We have often said in recent days that fantastic things can happen if you believe in it. the players today also proved.”
Clement greatly praised the discipline in his group. And that his players “played with balls to their bodies”.
“This is also a step forward compared to last season, where the boys already showed fantastic things with those 2 wins against Zenit and those 2 draws against Lazio.”
“But this is one step higher. Club played great mentally, tactically and physically. We played for the 3 points until the end. It was almost perfect. A win would have made it completely perfect.”
“Whether this was the best match of my career? Actually, it was. The match I played with Club at AC Milan in October 2003 was 1 (0-1 win for Club after a goal by Andres Mendoza, ed.), but that was between hanging and strangling, surviving with a bit of luck and a fantastic goalkeeper.”
“Tonight against PSG the football was much better. This is a historic achievement. This match will be number 1. But the hunger is great to make a better number 1 next time.”
