Celtic's next UEFA Champions League opponents, Club Brugge, are celebrating their 133rd birthday today, and the Belgian outfit are clearly looking forward to their trip to Glasgow later this month.
Founded on November 13, 1891 โ six days and a few years after Celtic's own birthday โ the Belgian side 22nd with six points in the competition's new-look league phase. Celtic, on the other hand, sit in 15th with seven.
Given Celtic's current form coupled with their home advantage, the Parkhead side likely enter matchday five on Wednesday, November 27 as favourites, however the visitors saw off the otherwise flawless Aston Villa 1-0 in their previous fixture.
In a post advertising club travel details to Glasgow, the official Club Brugge X account (formerly Twitter) said: "European awaydays? Always ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐!"
European awaydays? Always ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐! ๐ฅฐ
โ Club Brugge KV (@ClubBrugge) November 13, 2024
Reis samen met Keolis & Club mee naar onze wedstrijd tegen Celtic! ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ #CELCLU
While on Instagram, the official club account wished themselves a happy 133rd birthday:
At the time of writing heading into the latest international break,ย Club Brugge sitย third in the Belgian Pro League, behind Antwerp and league-leaders Genk.
Celtic, on the other hand, are so far unbeaten in domestic competition and sit top of the Scottish Premiership with a plus-14 goal difference over Aberdeen.
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