Porto's win over Leicester City meant that Copenhagen's three points counted for little as they dropped into the Europa League. FC Copenhagen were forced to settle for Europa League football in the new year despite finishing their Champions League group campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over Club Brugge. An own goal from Brandon Mechele and a header from Mathias Jorgensen were enough to seal the victory for the visitors at Jan Breydelstadion and condemn Brugge to a sixth defeat in six in Group G. The win was not enough to send Copenhagen into the last 16, however, after Porto sealed second place in the group with an emphatic 5-0 home victory over Leicester City. Two set-pieces from Ludwig Augustinsson did the damage inside 16 minutes in Belgium, and the game developed into little more than an exhibition match once news of Porto's lead began to filter through. FCK - who have remarkably lost only once in their last 35 games in all competitions - rarely surrendered control of proceedings, with Robin Olsen's save from Wesley the closest Brugge came to finding a way back into the match. The result compounded a miserable Champions League campaign for Michel Preud'homme's side, who finish bottom of the group with a goal difference of -12, while FCK go into the draw for the Europa League's last 32 on Monday. Read more
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