What a start, Club Brugge knew! After the 2-1 bonus from the first match, Club scored an important goal outdoors after three minutes: Talbi Overhoeks for 0-1. The tone was set.
The home team searched and found the equalizer via Regui, but it was rightly rejected for offside. Club Brugge waited smartly for a counter channel and grabbed it with both hands: after a Rush by Jashari, Tzolis missed Talbi again for the already very striking 0-2.
Atalanta now had to recover. Just before the break the Italians almost turned on the line twice but twice and once against the post the ball did not go into it. On the other side, Jutglá then provided the sensation with a beautiful shot: 0-3 Halfweg. Everyone rubbed their eyes.
That couldn’t go wrong anymore? Lookman already scored the 1-3 immediately after the break, but well. Atalanta could only think of extensions at 4-3.
After ten minutes in the second half, it seemed to be a bit more bad when Tzolis choke a bit in the sixteen to Cuadrado and the referee, after VAR intervention, for a penalty kick. But in times of imminent need there is always Simon Mignolet. Big Si turned the – central fact – Penalman of Lookman and kept the look at historical qualification.
Because Atalanta soon came into the phase of the courage of despair. Club kept the home team Matuur and let the time do its job. The frustration took the upper hand with the home team. Toloi hooked Decuyper and rightly got red.
In the meantime, the road to the eighth final has been wide open for Club Brugge for some time. It was already there in 2023. Then Benfica was an end point. Nobody who doesn’t dare to dream of tonight. For the first time, Club wins in the knockout phase of the Champions League. Aston Villa or Lille is the next opponent.