Club Brugge are crowned Belgian champions for the 18th time in their history. By beating their rival Antwerp (1-3) in a stunning encounter, the Blauw & Zwart materialize in the Champions Playoffs’ where they were intractable, if not flamboyant. This is their third consecutive title.
By moving to Antwerp, Bruges has its first opportunity to seal the fate of the championship. Antwerp made a destitute start to the Champions Playoffs, forcing the men to Brian Priske to a final gasp: delaying the celebration of the title of the hated rival.
Pride gives the Great Old extra soul in this match: unrecognizable against Anderlecht, the Antwerpers take the initiative and create all the chances of the first period on their own. From a pole Samatta (15th), to a winding of From laet (23rd) through a header from the same Samatta (34th), the Antwerpers stumbled on a Mignolet in a state of grace, which practically stopped everything. Alone Frey managed to pierce the impassable with an overpowering curved strike (19th minute, 1-0) after an action that he created and concluded.