GAMES Anderlecht goalkeeper and captain Colin Coosemans once again emerged as a key figure. Especially in the closing stages he kept the purple-and-white — reduced to nine men — in the game and prevented a heavier defeat, thereby keeping Anderlecht's hopes alive for the return leg. "Of course you'd rather play with eleven," he said afterwards, "but with nine we fought collectively. Everyone threw themselves into it.
Given those circumstances, a 0-1 defeat was the best possible result." According to Coosemans, the second half was entirely shaped by the two red cards. In attack Anderlecht produced almost nothing. When asked for an explanation, the captain remained very brief: "No."
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