Next Wednesday, RSC Anderlecht faces its midweek match of these Champions Play-Offs, hosting Cercle Brugge at 8:30 p.m. at Lotto Park. Referee Bram Van Driessche will whistle the match, assisted by Yves De Neve and Quentin Lesceux along the line. Matonga Simonini is fourth official. Read more »
Last night's Brussels derby brought excitement and a purple and white victory. And not only did the fans in the stadium warm up to the spectacle, a lot of people at home tuned in to the broadcast. With 506,000 viewers, it was the best watched game of the Jupiler Pro League this season. Read more »
Anderlecht finally managed to win from Union. It became 2-1 after yet another incident-rich derby. Anderlecht struck early through Dolberg, but lost Hazard before halftime with what is believed to be a serious knee injury. Union, which had more ball possession, equalized after halftime through a penalty after VAR intervention. Debast was given two yellow cards. With a man down, Anderlecht continued to fight for what it was worth. Sardella reached Amuzu who gave Anderlecht the win. An important win for Purple and White, but obviously far from decisive because there are still many matches to play, matches in which Anderlecht will probably not be able to count on Hazard. Read more »
Anderlecht's performance in Bruges was disappointing, to say the least. From the early stages of the game, they found themselves trailing after Mechele's quick goal, leaving them chasing the game for the rest of the match. Despite having opportunities, Anderlecht's play lacked cohesion and dynamism. Read more »
Anderlecht has announced a selection of 21 players for tomorrow's match against Club Brugge. No surprises therein. Coach Brian Riemer is counting on the same players as last weekend against Antwerp. Read more »
Anderlecht started the Champions' Playoffs with a win, Union with a defeat. Based on previous editions of the playoffs, this is favorable news for Anderlecht. In thirteen editions, the later champion won its first match of the playoffs no less than nine times. That searched out La Dernière Heure. Read more »
It is not yet official, but Jan Vertonghen has announced to those close to him that he will quit as a Red Devil after the European Championship. That is what Het NIeuwsblad and La Dernière Heure report. He has not yet made a decision about continuing at Anderlecht. Read more »
There is a very good chance that Union will not be able to call on Christian Burgess in the match against Anderlecht a week and a half from now. The defender received a red card Monday against Genk and will almost certainly be suspended against Anderlecht. Read more »
I am very happy that we won this match, even if it was only 1-0," Zeno Debast said after the game against Antwerp. "It was difficult today, especially in the first half. After halftime we played better. The red card did help us." Read more »
Anderlecht started the Champions playoffs well. They won 1-0 against Antwerp, although tomorrow they can bring a big basket of chocolate eggs to Wijndal, who got a red card shortly before half-time. Indeed, in that first half Anderlecht struggled, but after halftime they did create chances against a man less. Sardella pushed a cross into goal and could have scored a few more times after that as well. Antwerp had a big chance through Balikwisha after halftime, but otherwise Purple and White had no problems with the champion.
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In the interview in Het Laatste Nieuws, Jan Vertonghen also reflected on his first months at Anderlecht. He noted that Felice Mazzu's system did not work here. "The appointment of Jesper Fredberg and Brian Riemer had an incredible impact," the defender said. Read more »
Good news from the sickbay: Francis Amuzu and Majeed Ashimeru digested last Thursday's practice match against Zulte Waregem well and are ready for duty. During the meeting of the Fan Council, Jesper Fredberg told that they will be in the core from the first match. Read more »
The Danish national team beat the Faroe Islands 2-0 last night. Anders Dreyer (pictured) and Kasper Dolberg both started and Dreyer provided the assist for the opening goal after eight minutes of play.
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Tristan Degreef, Lars Montegnies, Luca Monticelli and Nathan De Cat have had a baleful night. The Anderlecht players were active the past few days at the national U19 and U17 in the hope of getting a European Championship ticket, but they just missed out. Read more »
n the qualifications for the U21 European Championship last night, both Belgium and Norway were in action. For the Belgians, Mario Stroeykens and Killian Sardella (as left back) played the entire match. For Norway, Kristian Arnstad (pictured) played 71 minutes.
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ON Saturday, RSC Anderlecht will start its Champions' Play-offs with the home game against Antwerp. That will be with an audience because Anderlecht appealed against the sanction to play a match behind closed doors. The appeal will be heard on Friday, but there will not be a final verdict yet. Read more »
The RSCA Women have already set a good example. They started their playoffs very well and sent Club Brugge home 5-0. Anderlecht started third in the playoffs and remains in that place after their rivals OHL and Standard also won their first match convincingly. Anderlecht is only one point behind, so everything is still possible. Read more »
Both Ludwig Augustinsson and Kristian Arnstad played a friendly international yesterday. With varying degrees of success. Read more »
The Belgian U21 beat Malta 3-1 yesterday. Mario Stroeykens played the whole match and Killian Sardella came on after 63 minutes. Read more »
In a friendly game, Anderlecht played a 2-2 draw on the field of Zulte Waregem yesterday afternoon. At Anderlecht, many players who did not play a full match last weekend played in combination with players from the Futures. In the second half, Amuzu and Ashimeru, who were both out for a long time, made their return. Read more »
All PO ticket packs are sold out. Sales started yesterday at 10am and Mauve+ members did not hesitate and bought the playoff packs for the five remaining matches en masse. So there will be no more free sales, but there are still some regular tickets available. Read more »
After their 1-5 victory in the first match in Antwerp, Anderlecht confirmed their place in the final of the Belgian Cup in Roosdaal last night. Purple and White defeated Antwerp 7-4 and are in the final together with Futsal Team Charleroi, which will be played on April 20. Read more »
The Belgian U17 have won their first match of the elite round for the European Championships. Against Finland it became 0-1. Nathan De Cat is the only Anderlecht player in the selection. He played the whole match. Read more »
The Belgian U19 lost their first match in the elite round for next summer's European Championships 0-2 to France. Lars Montegnies (pictured) was in the starting lineup, but was replaced at halftime by Tristan Degreef. Luca Monticelli remained on the bench. Read more »
During the Easter weekend, Anderlecht will once again participate in Ajax's Future Cup. In the group matches, the U17 of purple and white will face Sporting Lisbon, Nordsjælland and PSG. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht will give its players a few days off during the international break, but not before playing a friendly game against Zulte-Waregem. It plays Thursday morning at the Elindus Arena, after which the players will have the rest of the week off. Read more »
The Pro League has announced the calendar of the playoffs. The Champions playoffs begin on Saturday, March 30, with Anderlecht's game against Antwerp. The following week, Purple and White can head to Bruges for the first time for the away game against Club. The Champions play-offs end on May 26. There is a midweek playing day at the end of April. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht hosts KV Kortrijk on Saturday night at Lotto Park for their final match of the regular league. Erik Lambrechts will whistle the match underway at 8:45 pm. Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny are the linesmen on duty, Michiel Allaerts fourth official. Read more »
In the Referee Department's weekly discussion, Frank De Bleeckere declared that it was indeed not a penalty kick error on Jan Vertonghen. "On the footage from behind the goal you can see that the RWDM defender tapped the ball," he said. Read more »
The RSCA Futures lost 0-1 against Zulte Waregem this afternoon. After barely two minutes, the visitors took advantage of misses by Nail Moutha-Sebtaoui. The Anderlecht youngsters did not recover from that setback. Read more »
Francis Amuzu and Majeed Ashimeru are nearing the end of their rehabilitation. During the international break in March, Anderlecht will insert a friendly game against Zulte Waregem to allow the duo to get match minutes again." Read more »
Saturday night RSC Anderlecht will visit its neighbors. Nicolas Laforge will whistle the match against RWDM underway at 8:45 p.m. Vito Di Vincenzo and Christophe Battiston will assist him along the line. Laurent Willems is fourth official. Read more »
Anderlecht won 1-0 against Eupen. It started strongly and scored through Hazard. Anderlecht seemed to be heading for a big win, but after 15 minutes things suddenly became difficult and Anderlecht played sloppy in the zone of truth. Even after halftime, Anderlecht could rarely threaten. The narrow lead caused the necessary nervousness, but Eupen had too little offensive qualities to score the equalizer. Anderlecht was immediately warned for the remaining games against RWDM and Kortrijk. Read more »
