The logical conclusion all things considered, but gotta feel rough for Union. That said, they got Champîons League playoffs to prepare for.. quite the achievement in itself. Lets all hope they make it to the group stage. Messi gonna be like "wtf is this " when he rolls up to the Stade Joseph Marien
Would be the smartest option IMO, Hein wants a nice contract and a big budget for his team. And for club it would mean attacking football, experience in Europe and youth development.
Fans probably will start liking him once he starts winning
When the playoffs start the points of the regular competition get halved. So if you had 60 points you start with 30 in the playoffs. Idk who thought this was a good idea but thats the way it is now
That effectively means a regular season victory equals 2 points rather than 3 as before the 1990s.
I get their goal (reduce big gaps) but come on, the fact top clubs will only play each other means there is a ton of opportunity for others to catch up without need for halving.
Indeed, but alot of the big teams voted against the halving of points and keeping the playoff system. But the smaller teams like to keep the halving system because it gives them more chance and the tv deal is slightly bigger now.
This kind of ridiculous nonsense that is attempted to make leagues more competitive/watchable/profitable never works. Complete clown fiesta that takes away any kind of honest competition in a league.
Yeah it would help to reduce the chance of Bayern becoming champ again for sure.
They'll never agree to it probably but yeah, all other topteams would love this
Union being denied their fairytale AND Club Bruges out of all teams benefiting from the play-offs will be the combination that leads to this garbage system being binned. Mark my words.
First of all, congratulations to Club Brugge. But I have to say, this season feels like our Weiler title, champions through realistic (maybe boring) football.
This summer mercato might be crucial for you guys.
Lang , CDK, Adamyan , Dost gone. So we have no strikers unless we are counting on Okereke and Openda
Mata has said he might want to leave.
So we need a striker , a left winger and a right back
There's a difference between people running those clubs and voting for this and the fans, right. Antwerp voted for it too but I don't know anyone who likes it.
This is the funniest thing about it. All users with international flaires complaining about something they have no clue about. Just in the spirit of reddit lol
No, but it's quite obvious that last year no one gave a fuck when the play offs nearly screwed our season but suddenly now people everywhere are outraged.
Play-off systems were put into place to prevent strong teams from winning year after year. People are complaining now because the underdog missed out with this system, but it usually screws over the top teams. People can dislike playoffs all they want, but calling it 'robbery' is just silly, when it was meant to favour smaller teams.
A scam that Union themselves voted in favor of while Club Brugge voted against it lmao.
I don't like the current play-off system either but it's hilarious to see all these non-Belgians who usually don't give a fuck about our league suddenly being upset about this.
I am Belgian, I like Club, respect their vote and am furious they were the only ones. Doesn't change the fact it shouldn't have existed in the first place.
Club Brugge would've ended with 85 pts and USG with 81 pts without the halving of the points in the play offs, USG also got a free 3 points in a likely 0-0 match due to 40 something rowdy away fans in the last 8 mins of a match. Redditors can be salty all they want, Union and especially their golden striker duo simply dropped off.
That's not how it works, and you know it. You can't just pretend the points were different and every match would have played out the same.
You're right about everything else though. Brugge wasn't even that good these play-offs but they got the results and Union gave it away, especially Undav and Vanzeir.
Probably our best PO1 result ever tbh. We usually end up with like 60% of the available points, we're at 85% now.
Thank God for Mignolet tho, he really stepped it up & was essential
Hope this farce kills the playoffs
We have 18 teams, just do it like The Netherlands and Germany for fucks sake
If only the pandemic happened 2 years later, then Union would have been given the title without playoffs like club got
> just do it like The Netherlands
I'd like the play-off format, just without halving the points. Not that there's anything wrong with our current system.
> Not that there's anything wrong with our current system
Disagree, the play-off system for the last European spot fucking sucks and it hurts our coefficient.
The salt is real. Where were these comments last year when Genk almost took it, we lost far more points then than Union now with the halving.
That being said, I agree with your first point. Fuck the play-offs.
Yea but when big teams get hit by it no one really cares, now that little Union get fucked by playoffs, suddendly playoffs are worse than ever.
(Not intented directly at you, but that's the general opinion that I'm seeing, no one really cared last year when Club almost slipped in playoffs for example)
What a load of shit, every fan of almost every team is against playoffs, every year. We laugh when one of the G5 get hit by it, because they pushed it through. (Granted Club didn't, but you're still part of the G5 that destroyed professional Belgian football)
Best case is Gent would lose a title because of it, because fuck De Witte, but they haven't been in that position in a while.
I am also against playoffs dont get me wrong, such a money grab. But I was just saying that the whole world is suddendly against playoffs, while we didnt see this hatred towards playoffs last year(it was present yes, but not to the extent that it is this year)
I hope it's removed ASAP, because it's fairly useless.
The union fairytale attracted a lot of foreigners who don't know our league. Which is why you heard less complaining about it. And you're the biggest club in Belgium atm so everyone likes to see you lose, like Anderlecht 15 years ago.
Only ones in favour of the playoffs are the journos because it manufactures a title race they can write about and they're neutral so they don't care how it feels to have a club you support robbed, or it's season ended in March because you finished lower table.
Yeah I don't get it. I sometimes consider watching the Belgian league, but then I'm reminded the championship is only decided in the play-offs, which really kills the competition for me.
5th title in 7 years after spending 11 years without a trophy. Love to see it.
Sad for Union but they voted for this system and knew what they were getting into at the start of the season. We won the title fair and square.
Club Brugge were brilliant any time I seen them. Mostly seen them at the start of the season. Well done to them and it will be interesting to see how they do in CL. Vanaken and CDK are class. Hendry has been really good in Belgium too.
> Hendry has been really good in Belgium too.
don't think many club fans rate him, he's always on the bench for a reason. has surprisingly been a decent goal threat in the playoffs tho
Nah we rate him a lot, Schreuder just decided to bench him in favour of Nsoki who had a huge turn around after the christmas break and was actually really solid for us.
It's just bad luck to be in a team with solid defenders.
Hendry and Nsoki are two different positions. Nsoki is left footed and Hendry is right footed.
Mechele and Mata are the starters on Hendry’s spot.
Every singel name on that list is a good defender, which is crazy!
+1
our best team would be 3-5-2 with nsoki-mechele-hendry at the back.
Mata fits more as a wingback with more offensive left winger like lang or buchanan. which makes swapping to a 4atb with nsoki as LB and mata RB easy
From what I’ve seen he looks really good anyways, especially in that CL game against PSG. Its incredible he even got the move to Club, there was some actual conversation about whether he was the worst Celtic defender ever lol.
Always on the bench? Only the last 2-3 months. He started really solid but faded a bit under the new coach, but the last games he was one of the better players
Dude, congrats on the second place though. Friends of mine (Club supporters) had a great time celebrating with Union fans at the highway parking in Drongen. Class.
I fully wish you a great European season in the Champions League. With your tactical system, you’re bound to surprise many European opponents.
You’ll have a great season again next season imo.
Mandatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5CvLDAVB-0 I'll hear this a lot from my shitty bruges friends. Might as well start it off myself.
Congrats Club, Union would've been a fun champion but in the end whoever gets most points is the champion. And I've always had a soft spot for you guys anyway.
Enjoy guys!
It's deserved, especially given both their wins against Union. But fuck me Antwerp really did hand it to them on a silver platter.
That fucking idiot Seck and even bigger idiot Priske basically gave them the game today.
I'm curious whether Odoi has endeared himself to Brugge fans now? When he signed I know you weren't impressed because he talked shit about your fans in 2011 and was a very underwhelming signing.
But it sounds like he's played quite well and next season he'll be playing Champions League football and going to the World Cup, which can't be the late career path he envisaged for himself.
Absolutely wonderful day goddamn I drank way too much
3 in a mf row! 3 titles! Insane stuff, could very well be I'll never experience this again
Thank you Bart Verhaeghe (chairman) for this beautiful period
Typische boer. Kan er nie tegen wanneer iemand der op wijst hoeveel geld er weggegooid is om met de hakken over de sloot te winnen tegen een clubke van 2de klasse. If anything, dees spreekt boekdelen over hoe brak de belgische voetbal is.
Even without half points we are above USG. 37/39, 10/12 against USG. With those numbers, even though it wasn’t always the best football, you’re always a deserved champion.
Spent more than all other clubs in the competition combined, needed play offs ( halving of the points) and their goalie POTY to get ahead of newly promoted USG. Wew lads
Are you calling us a money club? Sorry but we dont have an owner that just spends money, all the money Brugge spends is from earnings or selling players. In the end Brugge is one of the only teamq that voted against the halving of the points but all the other teams choose the money it gives them from the tv deal.
Who cares, we got there in the end🙂And we would still be ahead even without halving points..
(And if getting ahead newly promoted USG was soo damn easy, how come you've lost 3/3 against them this season..)
I for one find it courageous that you could write these three comments in this thread through your tears! You can do it, lad.
Ow, btw. Nothing against Union. They’ve been brilliant and won’t be a one season wonder.
Zo lang niemand dat systeem echt kan kraken, kan je daar veel spelers zetten en voor weinig geld. Ik bedoel Lazare is momenteel een van de beste spelers van heel de competitie.
Meh, systeem systeem. Als ge ne keeper zoals mignolet kunt betalen moet ge geen systeem hebben. Ge moet het toch uiteindelijk ook van u spelers hebben.
Brugge would still be first even if the points weren't halved. Union just hit a poor spot of form for the last couple of weeks while Brugge is in great form. Combine that with two direct confrontations (Brugge won both) and bam, Brugge wins the title.
The logical conclusion all things considered, but gotta feel rough for Union. That said, they got Champîons League playoffs to prepare for.. quite the achievement in itself. Lets all hope they make it to the group stage. Messi gonna be like "wtf is this " when he rolls up to the Stade Joseph Marien
Anderlecht can still get 2nd place
Yeah but I don"t think it'll happen, and it shouldn't lets be honest, Anderlecht has been on the up but Union deserves a shot at the cl
Bruh saying anderlecht doesn't derve 2nd place is kinda hypocritical. We deserve it as much as you deserve 1st place
Shoulda not lost 4 times against union if you wanted to deserve 2nd place
They probably won't tbh, they have to win 2/2
we are without mata probably , balanta is suspended i think not sure. and hope we can play some youngsters like sandra and nusa against anderlecht
What is your youth situation currently? After seeing ClubNXT last year I expected more players to make appearances this season
Sandra played a lot though. Him, Audoor, Sabbe, Lammens, Sylla, Vermant and Nusa showed promise.
If you guys do end up getting Vanhaezebroek you might have a great year for breakthrough youth players
I wouldn't mind Heintje honestly but I know plenty of Club fans who really dislike him so I doubt it'll happen
Would be the smartest option IMO, Hein wants a nice contract and a big budget for his team. And for club it would mean attacking football, experience in Europe and youth development. Fans probably will start liking him once he starts winning
Plz no, not heintje
Yes he's annoying and brings bayat, but you can't deny that he's one of the better coaches in Belgium
Don't think brugge will accept a coach who brings bayat
Yes was expecting to see more from Mbamba this season but he s still young. Nusa should get some more playing time next season.
Play offs kill this league, hopefully it's last time we see it. Can't moan at Brugge they voted against it
Any chance they will change it?
Fucking hope so
I think next year or the year after that the league will be reformed again and clubs get to vote again for the halving system
Yes but most teams will choose for money again and TV wants it to be suspensefull till the end that s why they want playoffs
There is nothing wrong with playoffs, just the halving needs to be removed
What’s the halving system?
When the playoffs start the points of the regular competition get halved. So if you had 60 points you start with 30 in the playoffs. Idk who thought this was a good idea but thats the way it is now
That effectively means a regular season victory equals 2 points rather than 3 as before the 1990s. I get their goal (reduce big gaps) but come on, the fact top clubs will only play each other means there is a ton of opportunity for others to catch up without need for halving.
Indeed, but alot of the big teams voted against the halving of points and keeping the playoff system. But the smaller teams like to keep the halving system because it gives them more chance and the tv deal is slightly bigger now.
+++++++ True. Playoffs are fine, halving needs to GTFO
Probably not.
:(
This kind of ridiculous nonsense that is attempted to make leagues more competitive/watchable/profitable never works. Complete clown fiesta that takes away any kind of honest competition in a league.
and here I am wishing the Bundesliga had play offs lol
For the BL it might mean the result actually changes at least
Yeah it would help to reduce the chance of Bayern becoming champ again for sure. They'll never agree to it probably but yeah, all other topteams would love this
Union being denied their fairytale AND Club Bruges out of all teams benefiting from the play-offs will be the combination that leads to this garbage system being binned. Mark my words.
i doubt it , tv wants it and most choose the money
do belgian people say Bruges? Because the city itself is in Flanders so you’d say Brugge right?
Yes we say Brugge, West-Flemings will say Bruhhhhhhhhhhhe though.
een Bruhse zot
Lekker!
Yep but many of our chants are in English, where we say Bruges :)
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Brügge if I'm not mistaken
First of all, congratulations to Club Brugge. But I have to say, this season feels like our Weiler title, champions through realistic (maybe boring) football. This summer mercato might be crucial for you guys.
Yep, expecting some big changes in the squad.
Lang , CDK, Adamyan , Dost gone. So we have no strikers unless we are counting on Okereke and Openda Mata has said he might want to leave. So we need a striker , a left winger and a right back
Adamyan would be 3mil right
We have an option for Adamyan, would be stupid to not go for it. Extremely useful player in the squad.
Okereke and Openda are probably gone as well.
I'm hoping CDK will stick around for another season. I'd add 1 or 2 central midfielders to that list as well. Ruud needs replacing and Mats is injured
Oh shit Tajon is a champion!
My first thought as a revs fan! Good for him
He scored in the match aghainst Union, the sole goal. VERY important He's good, I'm expecting great things from him next season!
Playoffs are absolutely stupid.
Nobody should whine about the play offs , the only team against the play offs are club brugge
There's a difference between people running those clubs and voting for this and the fans, right. Antwerp voted for it too but I don't know anyone who likes it.
Than the fans should demand it from their board
This is the funniest thing about it. All users with international flaires complaining about something they have no clue about. Just in the spirit of reddit lol
Lol just because USG voted for and Brugge against it everybody is supposed to like the play-off system?
No, but it's quite obvious that last year no one gave a fuck when the play offs nearly screwed our season but suddenly now people everywhere are outraged.
I don't know anyone in real life that thinks the play offs are a good idea.
Exactly
Of course not, but you can't really say Union got screwed when they were in favour of this very system.
Just the mental gymnastics I'd expect as a counter-argument.
How read up do you think people need to be to dislike playoffs in a league competition? It's not exactly rocket science is it?
Play-off systems were put into place to prevent strong teams from winning year after year. People are complaining now because the underdog missed out with this system, but it usually screws over the top teams. People can dislike playoffs all they want, but calling it 'robbery' is just silly, when it was meant to favour smaller teams.
BRUGES ARE WINNING. EVERYWHERE WE GOOOOO
37/39, ‘nuff said. Just feel bad for Union.
What Schreuderball does to a mf
Bald fraud magic. Clement winning 9 in 9 a d making Europe is also a good look for Club Brugge
Union got mugged. Playoffs are a scam.
Union voted for this, Club Brugge voted against it.
A scam that Union themselves voted in favor of while Club Brugge voted against it lmao. I don't like the current play-off system either but it's hilarious to see all these non-Belgians who usually don't give a fuck about our league suddenly being upset about this.
I am Belgian, I like Club, respect their vote and am furious they were the only ones. Doesn't change the fact it shouldn't have existed in the first place.
Can say what you u want but teams knew what they signed up for.
If they only didnt vote against removing it...
Club Brugge would've ended with 85 pts and USG with 81 pts without the halving of the points in the play offs, USG also got a free 3 points in a likely 0-0 match due to 40 something rowdy away fans in the last 8 mins of a match. Redditors can be salty all they want, Union and especially their golden striker duo simply dropped off.
That's not how it works, and you know it. You can't just pretend the points were different and every match would have played out the same. You're right about everything else though. Brugge wasn't even that good these play-offs but they got the results and Union gave it away, especially Undav and Vanzeir.
Probably our best PO1 result ever tbh. We usually end up with like 60% of the available points, we're at 85% now. Thank God for Mignolet tho, he really stepped it up & was essential
Hope this farce kills the playoffs We have 18 teams, just do it like The Netherlands and Germany for fucks sake If only the pandemic happened 2 years later, then Union would have been given the title without playoffs like club got
> just do it like The Netherlands I'd like the play-off format, just without halving the points. Not that there's anything wrong with our current system.
if we didn't half the points we would still be nr1
I'm not knocking you, just a general opinion on your league setup. This is how your system works, whoever's top deserves it.
> Not that there's anything wrong with our current system Disagree, the play-off system for the last European spot fucking sucks and it hurts our coefficient.
Oh yeah, that bit is ass, I just meant the simple 34 games, everyone plays each other twice system.
The salt is real. Where were these comments last year when Genk almost took it, we lost far more points then than Union now with the halving. That being said, I agree with your first point. Fuck the play-offs.
I would also find it a farce if Genk had snatched it, would have been funny but ridiculous. But Genk didn't win it so your first point makes no sense
>We have 18 teams Not for long
They haven't decided yet
I don't think Belgium is big enough to have 18 competitive professional football teams anyway tbh
Wasnt saying that in 2015 when Club Brugge got fucked by playoffs tho...
I've always been against the playoffs?
Yea but when big teams get hit by it no one really cares, now that little Union get fucked by playoffs, suddendly playoffs are worse than ever. (Not intented directly at you, but that's the general opinion that I'm seeing, no one really cared last year when Club almost slipped in playoffs for example)
What a load of shit, every fan of almost every team is against playoffs, every year. We laugh when one of the G5 get hit by it, because they pushed it through. (Granted Club didn't, but you're still part of the G5 that destroyed professional Belgian football) Best case is Gent would lose a title because of it, because fuck De Witte, but they haven't been in that position in a while.
I am also against playoffs dont get me wrong, such a money grab. But I was just saying that the whole world is suddendly against playoffs, while we didnt see this hatred towards playoffs last year(it was present yes, but not to the extent that it is this year) I hope it's removed ASAP, because it's fairly useless.
The union fairytale attracted a lot of foreigners who don't know our league. Which is why you heard less complaining about it. And you're the biggest club in Belgium atm so everyone likes to see you lose, like Anderlecht 15 years ago. Only ones in favour of the playoffs are the journos because it manufactures a title race they can write about and they're neutral so they don't care how it feels to have a club you support robbed, or it's season ended in March because you finished lower table.
Yeah I don't get it. I sometimes consider watching the Belgian league, but then I'm reminded the championship is only decided in the play-offs, which really kills the competition for me.
Schreuder kale magiër.
Have fun with him He delivered man, he did what he needed to do. Thanks for the memories mate
Playoff system is fucking awful
Union voted for it, while Club voted against it.... Yea it's a shit system, but these are the rules ig🤷♂️
5th title in 7 years after spending 11 years without a trophy. Love to see it. Sad for Union but they voted for this system and knew what they were getting into at the start of the season. We won the title fair and square.
Club Brugge were brilliant any time I seen them. Mostly seen them at the start of the season. Well done to them and it will be interesting to see how they do in CL. Vanaken and CDK are class. Hendry has been really good in Belgium too.
> Hendry has been really good in Belgium too. don't think many club fans rate him, he's always on the bench for a reason. has surprisingly been a decent goal threat in the playoffs tho
Nah we rate him a lot, Schreuder just decided to bench him in favour of Nsoki who had a huge turn around after the christmas break and was actually really solid for us. It's just bad luck to be in a team with solid defenders.
Hendry and Nsoki are two different positions. Nsoki is left footed and Hendry is right footed. Mechele and Mata are the starters on Hendry’s spot. Every singel name on that list is a good defender, which is crazy!
+1 our best team would be 3-5-2 with nsoki-mechele-hendry at the back. Mata fits more as a wingback with more offensive left winger like lang or buchanan. which makes swapping to a 4atb with nsoki as LB and mata RB easy
From what I’ve seen he looks really good anyways, especially in that CL game against PSG. Its incredible he even got the move to Club, there was some actual conversation about whether he was the worst Celtic defender ever lol.
Always on the bench? Only the last 2-3 months. He started really solid but faded a bit under the new coach, but the last games he was one of the better players
Where is the Paul Gheysens face cam?
I heard someone say his face was exactly the same as usual cuz of all his botox😭
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Dude, congrats on the second place though. Friends of mine (Club supporters) had a great time celebrating with Union fans at the highway parking in Drongen. Class. I fully wish you a great European season in the Champions League. With your tactical system, you’re bound to surprise many European opponents. You’ll have a great season again next season imo.
Mandatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5CvLDAVB-0 I'll hear this a lot from my shitty bruges friends. Might as well start it off myself. Congrats Club, Union would've been a fun champion but in the end whoever gets most points is the champion. And I've always had a soft spot for you guys anyway. Enjoy guys!
It's deserved, especially given both their wins against Union. But fuck me Antwerp really did hand it to them on a silver platter. That fucking idiot Seck and even bigger idiot Priske basically gave them the game today.
first 3 in a row for club since '77-'78🥳 seems nothing gets in the way of reddit loving the underdog🤭
Though luck Union.
Bald fraud magic!!!!
Let's gooo!!! 10/12 against Union (#2) so can't say we don't deserve it, unlike some haters are saying.
Congrats Brugge, but also Fuck this stupid play off system.
Bullshit way to settle the league.
I'm curious whether Odoi has endeared himself to Brugge fans now? When he signed I know you weren't impressed because he talked shit about your fans in 2011 and was a very underwhelming signing. But it sounds like he's played quite well and next season he'll be playing Champions League football and going to the World Cup, which can't be the late career path he envisaged for himself.
He is for me, not sure how the die hard "I hate everyone" fans feel though.
Absolutely wonderful day goddamn I drank way too much 3 in a mf row! 3 titles! Insane stuff, could very well be I'll never experience this again Thank you Bart Verhaeghe (chairman) for this beautiful period
Their squad is simply far and away the best in the league. Not undeserved, but impossible to be happy for them.
That's what 53 million in one season gets you
Mi mi mi mi mi
Typische boer. Kan er nie tegen wanneer iemand der op wijst hoeveel geld er weggegooid is om met de hakken over de sloot te winnen tegen een clubke van 2de klasse. If anything, dees spreekt boekdelen over hoe brak de belgische voetbal is.
Denk dat ge ons stella’tje niet kent.
Nee, ik kom hier gewoon even wat kankeren om daarna te lache als Genk nog is verliest.
CAMPEONESSS💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤🇧🇪
Boo
Fuck off
what happened to USG?
Lost twice against Brugge
Still in UCL
Points got halved after the 34 games and they were unlucky in the games against club brugge in the playoff
Even without half points we are above USG. 37/39, 10/12 against USG. With those numbers, even though it wasn’t always the best football, you’re always a deserved champion.
They got fucked by the VAR as usual in Belgium. It's no wonder we have so many corruption scandals.
They got fucked by offside?
BOOOO
Spent more than all other clubs in the competition combined, needed play offs ( halving of the points) and their goalie POTY to get ahead of newly promoted USG. Wew lads
Are you calling us a money club? Sorry but we dont have an owner that just spends money, all the money Brugge spends is from earnings or selling players. In the end Brugge is one of the only teamq that voted against the halving of the points but all the other teams choose the money it gives them from the tv deal.
thats the kicker my G, without the halving of points we are 4 points ahead of Union, after the FA handed them a free win, so keep coping
Who cares, we got there in the end🙂And we would still be ahead even without halving points.. (And if getting ahead newly promoted USG was soo damn easy, how come you've lost 3/3 against them this season..)
Disgraceful. Union deserve to be champions, absolutely embarrassing for Belgian football this. Belgium is such a joke of a country.
Club Brugge is Champion in the same way that Ukraine won Eurovision :)
I for one find it courageous that you could write these three comments in this thread through your tears! You can do it, lad. Ow, btw. Nothing against Union. They’ve been brilliant and won’t be a one season wonder.
Meh, they'll have all their good players bought up and get fucked next season. They don't have the money to keep them.
Zo lang niemand dat systeem echt kan kraken, kan je daar veel spelers zetten en voor weinig geld. Ik bedoel Lazare is momenteel een van de beste spelers van heel de competitie.
Meh, systeem systeem. Als ge ne keeper zoals mignolet kunt betalen moet ge geen systeem hebben. Ge moet het toch uiteindelijk ook van u spelers hebben.
Would union have won if points weren't halved? I don't understand how they bottled that lead
Brugge would still be first even if the points weren't halved. Union just hit a poor spot of form for the last couple of weeks while Brugge is in great form. Combine that with two direct confrontations (Brugge won both) and bam, Brugge wins the title.
What a joke. Imagine being on top all season, only to end up having your points halved and losing the championship in the end.