Emmanuel Dennis has been out of Club Brugge’s squad to face Borussia Dortmund in Tuesday’s Champions League Group F clash for disciplinary reasons.
According to Belgian media Het Laatste Nieuws, the Nigerian foreigner who in action when the Blue-Blacks silenced FC Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 in October, has been excluded from the squad after reacting angrily on the team bus because he was not allowed to sit down. anywhere I wanted.
Bruges had implemented strict measures on the bus amid the coronavirus pandemic.
His manager, Philippe Clement, showed that the 23-year-old has compatibility to face Lucien Favre’s Bundesliga team, but ruled him out because of his behavior.
“Dennis is fit, but he’s not on our list,” he said, according to Dailymail. “He didn’t stick to the club’s rules, that’s all I have to say about it. “
“I prefer the players who are at my disposal. “
After impressing Ukrainian Premier League side Zorya Luhansk, Dennis joined the top-flight Belgian side in 2017 on a four-year contract worth €1. 2 million.
In the 2019-20 European Club Competition, he discovered both halves in their 2-2 draw against Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernebeu, as well as Odion Ighalo’s Manchester United in the Europa League quarter-finals in February.
With 4 problems in their first 3 games, Club Brugge is in 3rd position in their existing group, which also plays in Italian Serie A Lazio.
In the first leg at the Jan Breydel Stadium on 11 November, Dortmund won 3–0 thanks to a first-half brace from Erling Haaland and a goal from Thorgan Hazard.
Dennis has failed to place the net in Belgium’s elite 2020-21 so far: he shot blanks in seven games despite being in the starting XI five times.
After their draw against the Germans, Club Brugge hopes to consolidate their lead in the Belgian First Division A with Saturday’s clash against Excel Mouscron at the Stade Le Canonnier.