Royal Antwerp will attempt to claim their first-ever points in the Champions League group stage when they welcome Porto to Bosuilstadion on Wednesday.
The Belgium side are currently languishing at the foot of Group H, while their Portuguese opponents are in second position with three points to their name after two matches.
Not only did that demoralising loss end a six-game unbeaten run, but it also sent Antwerp spiralling into a poor spell of form, with their last seven competitive matches yielding a solitary victory, which took place before the international break against Eupen.
Prior to their commanding 4-1 win over Eupen, Mark van Bommel's side appeared to be on course to claim maximum points in their second group game against Shakhtar Donetsk, as goals from Arbnor Muja and Michel-Ange Balikwisha put the Belgian champions 2-0 up inside 35 minutes.
However, they lost their composure and capitulated after the half-time interval, as a resurgent Shakhtar side netted three goals to turn the contest on its head, before Antwerp's misery was compounded in the seventh minute of stoppage-time when Toby Alderweireld missed a penalty with the last kick of the game to ensure that the encounter resulted in a narrow defeat.
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