Ludogorets’ charter flight from Varna Airport landed in Belgium around noon on Wednesday. The Royal Antwerp – Ludogorets match which is part of the Europa League J group starts at 7:00 PM on Thursday.

Stanislav Genchev and Kiril Despodov will speak at a press conference at 6:30 PM today. The official practice session starts at 7:00 PM.

The head coach of Ludogorets – Stanislav Genchev, and the scorer Kiril Despodov spoke at a press conference prior to the Royal Antwerp match.

“We need to win points and I’m sure that we will play in a different manner. Our goal is to play quality football and to save the team’s honor. The tension should be entirely on Royal Antwerp’s account. We don’t have anything to lose”, said the two.

Genchev commented about the team’s confidence: “We are back in shape and we have almost all the players at our disposal – only two of them are missing”.

“Royal Antwerp has a main strong point – their distinctive style of play. We need to be careful with them. They organize strong attacks”, Genchev added.

“I am healthy and I will give all I’ve got tomorrow. I was injured which reflected on my training but I am doing what I can to be in top shape”, explained Despodov.

“The competitors feel more tension and we need to be motivated. We have the advantage of not having anything to lose. Both teams have classy players and we could win”, the player added.

Ludogorets trained for an hour at the Bosuilstadion stadium at 7:00 PM local time. They used one of the training fields because the main one was reserved for tomorrow’s match. It starts at 7:55 PM local time.

There are no new COVID-19 cases in Ludogorets. The obligatory PCR tests were done because of the upcoming Royal Antwerp – Ludogorets match on Thursday. The management, the players, the coaches, and the staff all received negative results

This means that all the players will be available for the next UEFA Europa League match.