Club Brugge is experiencing early season displeasure, with a Celtic encounter looming in the horizon.

Celtic fans will be watching how their Champions League league phase opponents do in domestic competition this season.

The team’s recent victory over Slovan Bratislava has set the stage for an entertaining run of matches with plenty of opportunities to earn points. The prospect of qualifying for the knockout phase is now open.

The next match for the Bhoys comes against Borussia Dortmund, who recently suffered a 5-1 setback to Stuttgart, only nine days before facing Celtic.

Atalanta face Como today, while RB Leipzig drew 0-0 at St Pauli yesterday, bringing them closer to their trip north.

Club Brugge is also poised to face the Scottish champions in late November, but they experienced a similar amount of dissatisfaction in their most recent meeting, so let’s have a look at what transpired.

Club Brugge suffered a ‘frustrating’ loss to Gent.

Club Brugge, the incumbent Belgian champions, suffered a 4-2 home defeat to KAA Gent yesterday, dealing an early setback to their hopes of retaining the Jupiler Pro League title this season.

Andreas Skov Olsen and Gustaf Nilsson’s efforts were unable to thwart Max Dean; Omri Gandelman’s double and Joel Ordonez’s own goal sealed a surprise loss at Jan Breydel Stadium.

Club Brugge is fourth in the Belgian top flight rankings following Sunday’s games, six points behind Genk and trailing Gent and Royal Antwerp on goal difference.

Last year’s Conference League semi-finalists will play away to Charleroi on Friday. Despite their disappointing setback, the Belgians are expected to put up a tough fight against Celtic on November 27th.

However, there may be grounds for optimism as the Bhoys strive to put themselves in a position to advance.

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