Antwerp without Alderweireld and Botez face Porto seeking revenge: “It will be a different match” | Champions League 2023/2024

Antwerp had a good dress rehearsal with a 3-2 win in the top match against Genk. The Portuguese are still licking their wounds after the dramatic league loss last Friday at home to the Red Lantern Estoril: 0-1.

The players have something to make up for with the fans. Coach Conceicao goes back to the basics: “Work hard, and then goals and victories will follow.”

With 0 points after 3 matches, Antwerp will certainly be out of the race for the top two places in Group H if they lose tonight. The top 2 continues in CL.

But third place – and a parachute into the Europa League – remains a possibility. The Antwerp team will then have to beat Donetsk and rely on the Ukrainians not collecting too much.

Shakhtar will play its home match against Barcelona in Hamburg tonight at 6.45pm. If the Spaniards win, they will be guaranteed access to the 1/8 finals.

Antwerp will soon leave Liege for Portugal, where it will face Porto tomorrow evening. The Belgian champion leaves captain Toby Alderweireld and first goalkeeper Jan Botez at home.

The defender suffers a minor injury. Botez stays with his pregnant wife. Normally, Senne Lammens would now be under the crossbar.

Antwerp makes its debut in Champions Ball. He has not yet managed to score any points: 5-0 in Barcelona, ​​2-3 against Shakhtar Donetsk and 1-4 against Porto.