Club Brugge keep up hopes of Champions League progress

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Club Brugge v Zenit Saint Petersburg - Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium - December 2, 2020 Club Brugge's Noa Lang celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Belgium’s Club Brugge kept alive their hopes of advancing in the Champions League when a convincing 3-0 home win over Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday set up a shootout for a place in the last 16 against Lazio next week.

Charles De Ketelaere opened the scoring after 33 minutes and won his team a second-half penalty, converted by Hans Vanaken in the 58th minute.

Noa Lang added a third goal in the 72nd minute after being set up Nigerian striker Emmanuel Dennis.

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Club Brugge v Zenit Saint Petersburg - Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium - December 2, 2020 Club Brugge's Brandon Mechele in action with Zenit Saint Petersburg's Sardar Azmoun REUTERS/Johanna Geron

The win takes Brugge to seven points in the Group F standings, two behind second-placed Lazio, who drew 1-1 at leaders Borussia Dortmund.

Brugge would have to beat Lazio away next Tuesday if they are to advance to the knockout phase. Any other result will mean they finish third and drop to the Europa League.

Zenit, who had two efforts overturned by VAR and struck the crossbar, are eliminated as they remain bottom with a single point.

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Club Brugge v Zenit Saint Petersburg - Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium - December 2, 2020 Club Brugge's Charles De Ketelaere celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Johanna Geron

(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Clare Fallon)

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Club Brugge v Zenit Saint Petersburg - Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium - December 2, 2020 Club Brugge's Charles De Ketelaere and referee Serdar Gozubuyuk after the match REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Club Brugge v Zenit Saint Petersburg - Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium - December 2, 2020 Club Brugge's Simon Mignolet before the match REUTERS/Johanna Geron