Anderlecht seeded in both European preliminary rounds
WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021, 19:12 - lajoya
OTHER Some research teaches us that Anderlecht will be seeded in both Conference League preliminary rounds. The Purple & White currently still has a European coefficient of 25,000 points and therefore has to tolerate only three teams in front of them in the third preliminary round: Basel, Copenhagen and Ghent.
Possible opponents in that third preliminary round are then, descending according to their current coefficient:
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Continue reading Vitesse Rubin Kazan FC Sochi Aberdeen The New Saints Spartak Trnava Olimpija Ljubljana Hibernian Colossus Kovalivka Vorskla Poltova FK Sarajevo Trabzonspor Sivasspor NK Osijek Universitatea Craiova AEL Limassol FC Lucerne 9 more clubs to be determined, the majority of which will probably have a higher coefficient than Vitesse (with Marijampole, CSKA Sofia and Hajduk Split among the possibilities if they fall just outside the seed heads).
In the play-off round, Anderlecht will still be seeded, although it will have to give way to AS Roma, Tottenham and Villareal (together with the three clubs mentioned above). A selection of the possible opponents in this phase, descending by coefficient: Molde FK Union Berlin Rosenborg Maribor Rijeka Apollon Limassol FC Fehérvár Dundalk Santa Clara Paços de Ferreira 7 more clubs to be determined, the majority of which will probably have a higher coefficient than Molde FK (such as, for example, AEK Athene, Stade Rennais, Partizan Belgrade and BATE Borisov who can still become seeded, but can also fall just outside the range of protected clubs ).
