Midtjylland vs Club Brugge - Striker Pione Sisto confident Midtjylland can beat Brugge
Posted Thursday, December 10, 2015 by PA
FC Midtjylland striker Pione Sisto is confident about the Danish side's prospects of securing a victory on Thursday that will guarantee their historic Europa League campaign extends to the knock-out stages.
Midtjylland head into their final Group D fixture against Club Brugge at home lying second in the pool on six points, two clear of the third-placed Belgians and fourth-placed Legia Warsaw.
It means the Danes will seal a last-32 spot with a victory, or a draw should Legia fail to triumph away against already-qualified group winners Napoli.
Midtjylland beat Brugge 3-1 away in the reverse fixture in October and Sisto told the club's official website: "We have shown that we can beat them away, so why not at MCH Arena?
"Of course it requires that we act together.
"The reason we have come so far and done so well is that we have achieved as a team, and we must of course do this again against Brugge."
This is a first-ever European group campaign for Midtjylland, who won their maiden Danish Superliga title last season and are currently third in the division.
Sisto has no doubt 2015-16 has gone well so far for the club and admits the current situation they find themselves in in the Europa League is perhaps even better than they might have hoped.
On the prospect of sealing qualification, Denmark international Sisto said: "It would be a good ending to this half-season.
"I think it's nice for us that we have managed to play in two tournaments - two tough tournaments - and be where we are.
"We can decide our own fate (in the Europa League) and I do not think we all thought that is the situation we would be in before the last match."
While Brugge can only avoid elimination with a victory, Midtjylland will go out with them if the game is a draw and Legia win.
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