Bruges already looking to Europa League ahead of Galatasaray clash

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(Reuters) - Belgium’s Club Bruges are treating their Champions League opener against Galatasaray on Wednesday as effectively a battle for a Europa League spot with powerhouses Paris St Germain and Real Madrid making up their group.

"If we win it is a good step in the direction of third place in the group, I think that’s a better way to look at it than rather a must-win game,” their coach Philippe Clement told a news conference on Tuesday.

The top two advance to the last 16 of the Champions League while the last-placed team in the group is eliminated. “Galatasaray are a big team with a much bigger budget than us but we are going to fight them with all we’ve got. Yet the Club Bruges coach insisted that Wednesday's home clash against the Turkish team was not a must-win game.

 

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