No second win in a row for the RSCA Futures, just a solid draw on a visit to Eupen. Anderlecht's pledges seemed on their way to a nice three-peat, but a goal two minutes before time gave Eupen a draw after all. Newcomer Enzo Sternal did score his first for purple and white. Read more »
Theo Leoni also expressed his disappointment about missing the European qualification. He referred especially to the failures against Plzen and Hoffenheim. “We failed in those two games, although against Fenerbahçe we showed a strong mentality. We fell behind quickly but the interruption (due to an incident with the fans, ed.) provided an opportunity to adjust tactics. The players were instructed to shoot more on goal and pass the ball faster.” Read more »
Colin Coosemans especially regretted Fenerbahçe's quick equalizer after the 2-1. “We should have taken advantage of our lead for longer,” he said. “Starting again at zero proved too challenging, which resulted in the elimination.” Nevertheless, Coosemans expressed satisfaction and pride in his team's mentality. Read more »
Anderlecht coach David Hubert experienced the match against Fenerbahçe with mixed feelings. He saw Anderlecht start with a positive attitude, yet following a quick deficit. Hubert emphasized that his players did not give up, despite that early setback. “The team showed resilience and courage, which resulted in a comeback and even a lead,” he said. Read more »
In the 82 minute of the match against Fenerbahçe, David Hubert deemed the moment to give Nathan De Cat some minutes. The central midfielder is thus celebrating his debut in Anderlecht's first team at the age of 16. Read more »
No European stunt for Anderlecht. Winning wasn't possible against Fenerbahçe tonight either, but purple and white can leave Europe with their heads held high. It showed grinta and resilience, although the match was marred by irregularities in the stands. Read more »
Anderlecht's hopes for a European turnaournd were dashed once again as they settled for a 2-2 draw against Fenerbahçe. Despite the result, the Belgian side displayed commendable resilience, leaving the competition with their heads held high, even amidst disturbances from the stands. The match began dramatically for Anderlecht, who found themselves trailing early on. Just four minutes in, a weak pass from Hey allowed Dzeko to set up En-Nesyri for the opening goal.
Francis Amuzu has made his debut for Grêmio in Brazil. The flank player played forty minutes in the cup against low-flying fourth division Sao Raimundo RR, yet it was quite a remarkable debut. Read more »
Tonight Anderlecht faces a rather difficult task to qualify in the Europa League after the 3-0 defeat at Fenerbahçe. It also has to deal with injuries again, although Kana and Ashimeru are back in the core for the first time after a long absence. 16-year-old Nathan De Cat is also in the selection. Read more »
Also against Union, purple and white will probably have to do without top scorer Dolberg. The signals about the Dane are remarkable and especially contradictory. Earlier we heard that Dolberg's condition was mainly a mental issue and that his injury cannot be made worse by playing. Coach Hubert, however, seemed to hint otherwise at yesterday's press conference ahead of tonight's match against Fenerbahçe. Read more »
Swiss Sandro Schärer will referee next Thursday's Europa League match at Lotto Park. Stéphane de Almeida and Jonas Erni are the linesmen, Luca Cibelli is fourth official. Read more »
Shootings in the Anderlecht municipality are causing massive police deployment, yet there are still enough men to secure the high-risk match against Fenerbahçe. “These problems are not a reason to cancel events,” stated police commissioner Philippe Boucar. Read more »
Bram Van Driessche has been appointed referee for next Sunday's 6:30 p.m. match against Union. He will be assisted by assistant referees Yves De Neve and Quentin Lesceux. Wim Smet will serve as fourth official. Read more »
In the Jupiler Pro League, Louis Patris came on in the 82nd minute. He secured a 2-2 draw against Bruges with STVV. The Canaries are 14th in the standings. Alexis Flips was missing from the Charleroi selection, which lost to RSC Anderlecht on Sunday. Cedric Hatenboer was also absent from Excelsior Rotterdam, which took on Helmond Sport. Read more »
Anderlecht won 0-1 in Charleroi thanks to one good move. Purple White, which saw Edozie injured before the match and Dolberg out during the match, played weakly before halftime. After halftime, Vazquez provided the only goal on a cross from a strong substitute Angulo. Charleroi lacked quality to outplay the purple-white defense and so Anderlecht took three important points. Read more »
Between the two European matches against Anderlecht, Fenerbahçe recorded a smooth win in the league match against Kasimpasa. It became 3-1. Youssef En-Nesyri scored twice. Ouz Aydin also scored once in between. Read more »
RSCA Women qualified for the final of the Cup of Belgium. Purple and White did need a penalty shootout for it that it won 3-4. After regular playing time it was 1-1, after extra time 2-2. Read more »
The RSCA Futures recorded their biggest win of the season. Against Lommel, they won with 5-0. Keisuke Goto (pictured) scored twice. Milan Robberechts, Kais Barry and Ibrahim Kanate also found their way to goal. Read more »
RSCA Futsal crushed Antwerp in the cup. After a good 15 minutes of play, the home team immediately knew what time it was. The score was 0-5. The final score was 2-7 with Antwerp scoring once with a penalty. Cainan received a red card and will miss the semi-finals. Read more »
Anderlecht's hopes of advancing in European competition were dashed following a 3-0 defeat to Fenerbahçe, marking the probable end of their European campaign. The Turkish side established an early lead amidst several controversial moments, while Anderlecht struggled to create significant scoring opportunities throughout the match. Coach David Hubert opted to start with key players Verschaeren, Hazard, and Dolberg on the bench due to minor injuries and illness. Fenerbahçe nearly scored within the first ten minutes, hitting the crossbar, but the referee incorrectly awarded a corner from which Tadic opened the scoring. Read more »
Fenerbahçe's stadium will be completely sold out tonight for the Europa League duel against RSC Anderlecht. Purple and White thus face a difficult task, against an experienced team with 50,000 frenzied fans behind them. Read more »
David Hubert faces a challenging encounter with experienced coach José Mourinho tomorrow night. On his birthday, Hubert is hoping for a good result as the ideal present, but the task is tough at Fenerbahçe's stadium. “A perfect birthday present? That depends on our result against Fenerbahçe and the ability to top it in the return,” Hubert echoed. Read more »
Anderlecht has announced a selection of 24 players for Thursday's European match against Fenerbahçe. This includes the name of Jan Vertonghen for the first time since the end of December. Samuel Edozie is also fit and ready to play again. Read more »
In the encounter between Excelsior Rotterdam and Ajax's second team, Cedric Hatenboer played the entire match. However, Excelsior eventually had to concede 3-2. At halftime, the Rotterdammers were still leading 0-1. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht will travel to Turkey tomorrow for the Europa League match against Fenerbahçe. UEFA designated a Montenegrin referee team, the VAR team will be German. Read more »
Bert Put has been appointed referee for next Sunday's match between Anderlecht and Charleroi. He will be assisted by linesmen Bryan Bijnens and Gianni Seeldraeyers. Brent Staessens will be the fourth referee. Read more »