In the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League, Anderlecht will meet Turkish Fenerbahçe. The Turks will be missing a couple of pawns tomorrow due to injuries: Ismail Yüksek (muscle tear), Çağlar Söyüncü (hamstrings) and Alexander Djiku (muscle injury) are recovering and in principle not deployable tomorrow. Read more »
David Hubert, Anderlecht's coach, is delighted with the return of Kasper Dolberg. The Danish striker plays a crucial role in the team and his absence was noticeable. Hubert stressed that “Dolberg is capable of making the difference at decisive moments. Hubert also saw a difference from the Cup, when the returning injured players were not quite 100%. Read more »
The RSCA Futures may have lost to RWDM, but the Kana family had reasons to rejoice. In the city derby, Marco made his comeback after three months of injury, and younger brother Joel (pictured) made his debut for the Futures in 1B. Read more »
Anderlecht and Antwerp face each other again, just three days after their previous confrontation in the Belgian Cup. This time the match will take place at Lotto Park. For Jan Vertonghen, Anderlecht's captain, this meeting with the “Great Old” comes too soon. Although he is training again, he will not be part of coach David Hubert's selection.
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It was shaky until the last minute, but Leander Dendoncker pulled the qualifier over the line in injury time. I feel mostly relief now, says Mario Stroeykens, who is already looking forward to the final against Club Brugge. Read more »
Yari Verschaern asked for his change even, not because he was injured, but because he felt very sick. He himself thinks he drank something bad that made him very sick on the field.
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After three years, Anderlecht may once again go to the Heysel for the final of the Cup of Belgium. In the return match of the semi-final, a 2-2 draw sufficed. Although purple-white played more than a half against ten and the decisive equalizer only fell in the added time. Read more »
Olivier Renard looks back on the departure of Amando Lapage. The defender's departure caused controversy among supporters, but Renard actually puts the blame on the previous sports director. Read more »
Jan Vertonghen attends tonight's Golden Boot Gala. Upon his arrival, the Anderlecht defender was asked a few questions about how his injury is going. “It's going well,” he said. “I hope between now and a few days or weeks to be able to do some things with the group again.” Read more »
Francis Amuzu is ready to fly to Brazil. So reports transfer journalist Sacha Tavolieri. Earlier today he said goodbye to his teammates and handed in his car at the club. His transfer is now truly imminent. Read more »
Emmanuel Sarfo has made the switch from Anderlecht to Racing Genk on the last day of the transfer period. The 17-year-old right back was benched twice for the Futures in January and will now play soccer for direct rival Jong Genk. Read more »
Nathan Verboomen led the game yesterday in a downright appalling manner. There is little debate about that. N'Diaye unfairly picked up two yellow after he himself was first pulled over and then also firmly pushed in the back. However, his reaction earned him two yellow in the same phase: unseen. After the match, Hubert also received yellow when he went to ask for an explanation. The purple and white goalkeeper coach even got a red card under his nose. Read more »
Kasper Dolberg and Colin Coosemans are expected to return to the squad next Thursday for the cup match against Antwerp. Samuel Edozie is still injured, the cup match comes too soon for him. Read more »
David Hubert noted a lot of inconsistency in RSC Anderlecht's play after Moussa N'Diaye was sent off the field, adding that his player should not have reacted that way. He also believes his players fought hard throughout the match to come back from a deficit. Read more »
A weak Anderlecht lost yet again. Gent won 1-0 thanks to a gaffe by goalkeeper Kikkenborg early in the match. Anderlecht did not do much and had to continue with ten players after half an hour after a double yellow card for N'Diaye. Anderlecht only came on at the end of the match when Gent was reduced to ten players. However, Roef saved two chances from Vazquez. With this lousy level, purple and white must fear for Play-off I. Read more »
The Futures lost 2-3 to Club NXT, climbing to fourth place. Purple and White had to suffer the law of strength in the first half. Club scored after just one minute and before halftime the West Flemish had a double bonus. Read more »
Kasper Dolberg will not return to the field for this weekend's game against Gent. Coach David Hubert is faced with the choice of fielding either Keisuke Goto or Luis Vazquez as striker for this important showdown. In addition, Colin Coosemans will also not play. It is hoped for his return for the game against Antwerp, but this is not yet certain.
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Anderlecht ended the Europa League on a false note. Still, it can credit a pretty penny to its account. It earned almost 9 million euros from the league phase. The difference with Club Brugge in terms of revenue remains phenomenally large (and is getting bigger), though. They took off with nearly 50 million.
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Immediately after the game, Yari Verschaeren was in front of the Go Play microphone. “To hand this over in this way is very unfortunate,” he said in a first reaction. “This is hard to explain.”
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No direct qualification for the eighth finals of the Europa League for Anderlecht. Against Hoffenheim, purple-white started well, but after the break the purple-white collapsed completely and cashed in three goals in 12 minutes. A strong final offensive still brought hope, but there was a goal too little.
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Anderlecht is likely to start without some key players against Hoffenheim in the Europa League. That in itself is bad news, as purple-white needs a win to be absolutely sure of the top eight. With a draw, it must count on a number of windfalls in other matches. Read more »
RSCA Futures won the relegation game in 1B against Racing Genk 4-1. The gap between the two teams is now six points. The Futures even climb to tenth place in the standings.
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The RSCA Futures play an important game tonight against their peers from Racing Genk. “Not losing is the message,” said coach Jelle Coen. “And if we win, we'll put them on six points.” Read more »
Anderlecht's medical staff does not want to take any risks with Kasper Dolberg, so there is a real chance he will not be in action against Hoffenheim on Thursday either. His foot injury needs more time to heal than initially thought. Read more »
Initial reports of Moussa N'Diaye's injury are not too bad. The left-back sprained his ankle against KV Mechelen, but according to La Dernière Heure, no serious damage was revealed today. Whether he can play Thursday against Hoffenheim, however, is still uncertain. Read more »
No Thomas Foket yesterday on the match sheet against KV Mechelen. There was speculation about a possible injury, but that is not the reason. Het Nieuwsblad knows that the right back was out for sporting reasons. Read more »
Colin Coosemans was missing against KV Mechelen with a hamstring injury. He sustained it Thursday during the European match against Plsen. Initially it didn't seem so bad, but during training the next few days the problem reappeared and became more acute. Read more »
A new match, new injury concerns. About 15 minutes before time, Moussa N'Diaye had to give up the fight injured. Jan-Carlo Simic had sat down to receive treatment moments before. Read more »
An efficient Anderlecht won 4-1 against KV Mechelen. A big win, but in the game at times the difference was not as big. Kikkenborg played strong and Anderlecht struck at crucial moments through Goto, Simic, Verschaeren and Hazard. An important win in the battle for Play-off 1, but at the back there is a need for more stability. Read more »
Francis Amuzu made a remarkably quick comeback after suffering a severe concussion. Hubert explained that the winger followed a step-by-step rehabilitation with light non-contact workouts until finally rejoining the group. Read more »
According to Theo Leoni, the early deficit dealt his team a blow. The Anderlecht players took too much gas and were put under too much pressure. They should have fought hard to get back into the game, but they didn't. Read more »
Colin Coosemans says RSCA failed to live up to expectations in Thursday's match against Viktoria Plzen. They were warned about their opponents' style of play, but there was no answer on the pitch. Read more »
