Anderlecht's Uphill Task in February

Last Wednesday, Anderlecht tumbled into third place in Group G courtesy of Aalborg beating Hapoel Tel-Aviv. However in the Round of 32, the task will only get harder with the potential of facing Bayern Munich or Kompany's Hamburg.


Today the draw will be held to decide which teams face which. Anderlecht has the chance of facing any of the group winners, except Getafe. It has already been decided that the first leg of the Round of 32 will be held at home of the third placed team, meaning Anderlecht will have to travel away in the return leg.

Group Winners: Everton, Atletico Madrid, Villareal, Hamburg, Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Bordeaux and Getafe.

Second Place: Nürnberg, Panathinaikos, Fiorentina, Basel, Spartak Moskow, Braga, Helsingborg and Tottenham.

Third Place: Zenit St-Petersburg, Aberdeen, AEK Athens, Brann Bergen, FC Zurich, Bolton Wanderers, Galatasaray and Anderlecht.

Third Place Teams from the Champions League: Olympique Marseille, Rosenborg, Werder Bremen, Benfica, Rangers, Sporting Lisbon, Slavia Prague and PSV Eindhoven.