The Belgians were knocked out of the Champions League after their penultimate game but needed a win against the Spaniards to guarantee their berth in the second-tier competition.
Despite holding Zinedine Zidane’s men to a 0-0 draw at half-time, Philippe Clement’s team crumbled in the second-half with Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior and Luka Modric scoring.
However, they still scaled through after finishing third in Group A following Galatasaray’s 5-0 obliteration at PSG in Parc des Princes.
Tau featured for 59 minutes before making way for Siebe Schrijvers, while Dennis who assisted Hans Vanaken’s goal was in action from start to finish alongside Deli and Kossounou – who was cautioned in the 22nd minute.
Club Brugge have now dropped into the Europa League in five of their seven Champions League campaigns.
They host Mechelen in Sunday’s Belgian First Division A clash at the Jan Breydel Stadium. They lead the log with 42 points from 17 games – seven points above second-placed Gent.
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