RSC Anderlecht are under extreme pressure to show something against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Europe League tonight. Players and staff have something to prove and a good performance might be a step in the right direction for the team. Read more »
Also Paris Saint-Germain managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the UEFA Youth League. It won against AS Roma with 3-1. In the first semi-final, PSG will compete against Real Madrid. Anderlecht play against the winners of Chelsea - Ajax in the second semi-final. Read more »
The Lviv Arena, that was constructed for the European Championship in 2012, has enough seats for 34,600 fans. However, the stadium is not completely sold out for tonight's match between Shakhtar and Anderlecht. Read more »
How strong is Shakhtar Donetsk? Nobody knows it better at Anderlecht than Oleg Iachtchouk. "In the past Shakhtar were even able to win against Real Madrid, but that time is over now", Iachtchouk claims. Read more »
Matias Suarez is playing his 50th European game for Anderlecht tonight. He played six matches in the Champions League, nine in the preliminary rounds and 34 Europe League games. Read more »
Steven Defour assisted coach Besnik Hasi at the usual press conference one day before the match. There came many questions about the poor performance against Waasland-Beveren and Mouscron-Péruwelz, but Defour failed to give real answers. Read more »
Mahmoud Hassan will not be making the trip to Ukraine with the rest of the squad. He had two teeth pulled out yesterday and should take some rest for the time being. Read more »
Not only Imoh Ezekiel, also Kara Mbodj, Ibrahima Conté and Idrissa Sylla are traveling to Africa for an interland with their national team. The qualification matches for the Africa Cup 2017 are scheduled this month. Read more »
The 36-year-old Portuguese referee Artur Dias has been appointed by UEFA to whistle the Europe League match between Shakhtar Donetsk and RSC Anderlecht tomorrow. Dias has been an international referee at UEFA and FIFA since 2010 and is a domestic referee in Portugal since 2006. Read more »
Anderlecht U19 managed to defeat FC Barcelona in the UEFA Youth League and are qualified for the semi-finals. Jorn Vancamp and Antoine Bernier scored the goals for the Mauves after a good match between two strong teams. Read more »
150 Anderlecht fans are travelling to Ukraine to attend tomorrow's match between Shakhtar Donetsk and RSC Anderlecht. As only few fans are making the move to Donetsk, no incidents are expected before or after this Europe League match. Read more »
Anderlecht U19 are facing Barcelona in the Van Roy Stadium tonight at 6 pm in the quarter finals of the UEFA Youth League. The line-up of RSC Anderlecht has been announced. Read more »
Nicolas Frutos announced his selection of twenty players that are challenging FC Barcelona in the quarter finals of the UEFA Youth League tonight. Nathan De Medina returns back in the selection. Read more »
Anderlecht is counting on Orel Mangala's skills again for the important match against Barcelona. The midfielder is playing an excellent season and was one of the stars in the match against English side Arsenal. Read more »
The quarter final match of the U19 team in the Uefa Youth League against FC Barcelona at the Van Roy Stadium in Denderleeuw has been completely sold out. "Our U19 are delighted with this attention and will do everything to qualify for the semi-finals", Anderlecht announced on their official website. Read more »
Erik Lambrechts has been assigned to whistle next weekend's match between RSC Anderlecht and KV Kortrijk. He will be assisted by Karel De Rocker, Danny Huens and fourth official Nathan Verboomen. Read more »
De Graafschap lost against Zwolle in the Dutch league with a 2-1 score. Nathan Kabasele played the second half and scored one goal for the Dutch side. However, he could not prevent the defeat for De Graafschap. Read more »
Shakhtar Donetsk won its match against Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian league with a 3-1 score. Shakthar are still the leaders in Ukraine and can challenge Anderlecht next Thursday with a lot of confidence. Read more »
Silvio Proto played a good match against Mouscron-Péruwelz but it could not prevent Anderlecht from suffering a 2-1 defeat. The goalkeeper also does not understand what goes wrong against the smaller teams but does admit things need to change. Read more »
28-year-old referee Aliyar Aghayev has been assigned to whistle the UEFA Youth League match between RSC Anderlecht and FC Barcelona. The quarter finals of the Youth League will be played in the Van Roy Stadium in Denderleeuw next Tuesday. The game is broadcast live at Proximus 11. Read more »
Anderlecht suffered a shameful defeat against Mouscron-Péruwelz yesterday. The final result was 2-1 after a poor performance by the Mauves. Mouscron-Péruwelz seems to be saved by this victory, Anderlecht suffer a big loss in the race for the title. Read more »
Mouscron-Péruwelz is playing against Anderlecht on Le Canonnier tonight at 8 pm. Bram Nuytinck is replacing the injured Olivier Deschacht, Dennis Praet and Stéphane Badji are starting on the bench. Read more »
Anderlecht are challenging Mouscron-Péruwelz tonight, a team that needs every point they can get to stay in the Jupiler Pro League. Also Anderlecht cannot afford to lose any points. Read more »
Anderlecht probably cannot count on the services of Idrissa Sylla against Mouscron-Péruwelz tonight. The striker has been ill for two days. Dennis Praet has recovered from his illness and will be playing tonight. Read more »
Anderlecht are playing against Mouscron-Péruwelz tonight. In theory it has to be an easy game for Anderlecht, but last season Anderlecht were defeated against Mouscron. Besnik Hasi wants to avoid any difficulties. Read more »
Anderlecht are challenging Mouscron-Péruwelz tomorrow, which is currently being coach by Glen De Boeck. De Boeck was active for thirteen years at Anderlecht and has positive flashbacks about this period. Read more »
Shakhtar Donetsk, Anderlecht's next opponent in the Europe League, obtained an easy win in the Ukrainian cup against Vorskla Poltava. The final score was 0-4. Read more »
Several newspapers report that chairman Vanden Stock visited referee Bart Vertenten in the locker room after the match against Standard, but that story is not true, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. Read more »
Anderlecht U17 will participate to the ABN Amro Future Cup tournament in the Easter weekend. As Anderlecht won this tournament last year, they are defending their current title. Read more »
Anderlecht U14 will be participating to the Marc Overmars Easter tournament from 24 until 27 March. This tournament is being organized by Dutch side SV Epe. Read more »
The youth teams of Anderlecht played against OH Louvain last weekend. The U15 team obtained a draw, but all the other youth team managed to win against their colleagues from Louvain. Read more »
Anderlecht U19 will be playing against Barcelona on Tuesday 8 March at 6 pm. The location is quite unusual: the Van Roy Stadium in Denderleeuw. Read more »
The Belgian U17 are playing the qualification tournament for the European Championship from 11 to 16 March. Six Anderlecht players have been called up: Sebastiaan Bornauw, Milan Corryn, Hannes Delcroix, Daam Foulon, Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye and Mile Svilar. Read more »
