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Club Bruges coach Scott Parker insists his struggling Belgian side have nothing to lose when they face Benfica in the first leg of their last-16 tie in the Champions League

Club Bruges coach Scott Parker wants his struggling Belgian club to make their mark in the Champions League and seize the opportunity to improve their domestic form when they take on Benfica in Wednesday's first leg of the last-16 tie.

The former Fulham and Bournemouth manager took over Bruges in late December as the reigning Belgian champions struggled in the league and after they were knocked out of the Belgian Cup and despite them winning a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time.

Parker has won once in seven games since arriving but with five draws and a single loss and wants to show that they are on the mend.