Club Bruges v Lens: Saud Abdulhamid and Amadou Haidara included in expected line-ups

Club Bruges host RC Lens at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, in the third matchday of the UEFA Champions League league phase.

Lens are expected to field Saudi Arabia international Saud Abdulhamid and Mali midfielder Amadou Haidara, with both players potentially key to their work on the flanks and in midfield.

The anticipated line-ups are:

Club Bruges (4-3-3): Yann Sommer; Kyriani Sabbe, Jorne Spileers, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper; Hugo Vetlesen, Isaac Hayden, Hans Vanaken; Carlos Forbs, Nicolo Tresoldi, Jan Virgili.

RC Lens (3-4-2-1): Robin Risser; Kyllian Antonio, Samson Baidoo, Matthieu Udol; Saud Abdulhamid, Michael Cuisance, Amadou Haidara, M. Skoras; Florian Thauvin, F. Ivanovic; Odsonne Edouard.

Both starting line-ups remain subject to confirmation before kick-off.