Tomorrow only a practice match is scheduled against Libyan champion Al Ahli (3 p.m.). In that, Lissens and N'Diaye will already not be able to play. Next Wednesday Anderlecht will play Union for the cup. Anderlecht will not be able to count on Jan Vertonghen or Thomas Delaney. Anderlecht hopes to get them ready to play before the first league game of 2024 at OHL. Read more »
Jan Vertonghen and Kasper Dolberg are still training individually in Tunisia. Next week the quarterfinal in the Cup of Belgium against on and off Union is on the program. Dolberg may get fit for this game, behind Vertonghen's name is still a question mark. Read more »
Anderlecht will have to do without Killian Sardella for an extended period of time. Het Laatste Nieuws writes today that he is out for at least two months with a tear in his hamstrings. The other injured players may be getting ready for the cup match against Union on Jan. 17. Read more »
The French website FootMercato says Anderlecht is very interested in Gerzino Nyamsi, a 26-year-old central defender from Strasbourg. In fact, there is said to have already been contact between purple-white and Nyamsi's agent. Read more »
Normally, RSC Anderlecht will board the plane today towards Tunisia for their winter training camp. Francis Amuzu and Justin Lonwijk will stay at home. Amuzu is still out with a pubalgia to which he needs surgery and Lonwijk can look out for another club. Read more »
With Ludwig Augustinsson, Anderlecht currently has a left back of international level. Purple White rents the Swede from Sevilla. Het Nieuwsblad asked him what will follow after this season and Augustinsson does not seem displeased with an extended stay in Brussels. Read more »
Anderlecht has just released a selection of twenty players for tonight's match against Cercle Brugge. As expected, Jan Vertonghen is not one of them. Thorgan Hazard and Robbie Ure will be in the squad. For the Scottish striker it is his first selection for the first team. Read more »
According to Het Nieuwsblad, Jan Vertonghen will not only miss tonight's match against Cercle, but Anderlecht will have to miss its captain for some time afterwards. The newspaper speaks of an absence of about five weeks. That would mean that Vertonghen will also not be able to take part in the important duel against Union in January. The need for one (or two) extra central defenders is thus growing. Read more »
Apart from thecentral back position, we don't have to expect many acquisitions at Anderlecht in January. Outwards will move more. "We have too many players, especially for some positions," says coach Brian Riemer. Read more »
For La Dernière Heure, it is a foregone conclusion: Alexis Flips will leave Anderlecht in January. After Reims, Lyon and especially Mallorca are now said to be interested in the creative midfielder. Read more »
Anderlecht won 2-1 against a strong Genk. Purple and white played one of their weakest matches this season, although the emergency defense resisted with heart and soul. Genk was simply better in ball possession and saw the 0-1 disallowed. After halftime, Genk climbed into the lead anyway through Fadera, but Anderlecht hit back immediately through a clever shot by Leoni. In the closing stages, a run by Angulo led to Anders Dreyer's 2-1. The Lotto Park exploded and realized that this win may be considered a nice Christmas present. Read more »
Marc Coucke doesn't talk much about Anderlecht anymore, but this afternoon at the opening of SnowWorld in Antwerp, he was asked some questions about his club. "After a few years of seeing black snow, we are very happy to be competing again," he told them. Read more »
Tonight against Genk, Anderlecht will not be able to count on Thorgan Hazard. Brian Riemer told his press conference that the winger has recovered from his knee injury, but is now home with flu. Read more »
Francis Amuzu just won't get rid of his pubalgia and will have to go under the knife. Brian Riemer told that at his press conference yesterday afternoon. The coach expects him to be unavailable for several months. Read more »
Germany's Schalke 04 already showed interest in Louis Patris last summer but the latter then opted for a move to RSC Anderlecht. But Schalke is not giving up hope yet and put Patris back on the transfer target list. Read more »
The chances of Thorgan Hazard playing in 2023 seem increasingly slim. Hazard is still training individually after the kick he received against Ghent, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. Hazard still suffers too much from his knee and will probably have to miss the games against Genk and Cercle Brugge. Read more »
With his second goal of the season, Theo Leoni seemed to get the three points for a long time, but the equalizer fell in the closing stages. "It's frustrating to swallow a goal in the last minutes," the midfielder said. Read more »
Anderlecht drew 1-1 at Antwerp. In an exciting match, where the game went up and down quickly, Purple-White took an early lead through Leoni through a flutter by Butez. Before halftime, both teams had good chances, but Schmeichel was attentive. After halftime, Antwerp increased the pressure and Anderlecht found it increasingly difficult to get out of the game. In the closing stages, a ball ended up with Ilenikhena, who scored the equalizer from close range. A draw at Antwerp is not bad in itself, but just like in Genk, this late equalizer left a sour aftertaste. Even though it was not entirely undeserved. Read more »
Kara Mbodj is back in Belgium. The Senegalese is currently training with Union U23 to maintain his form as he has been without a club for almost a year. Above all, he hopes to find a new club soon and that may well be Union. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht will visit Antwerp on Sunday. Thorgan Hazard hopes to be at least fit by then. He was sidelined with an injury the past few games against Standard. Read more »
For Ludwig Augustinsson, Anderlecht should have brought more pace to the game against Standard. Unfortunately, they failed to do so. That made the Anderlecht players angry with themselves. The level was not good enough, the left back said. Read more »
After the game against Standard, Killian Sardella said that Anderlecht started the game well, but at the end of the first half the intensity decreased. He felt that Standard's second goal fell against the run of play, but that Anderlecht kept believing in it. With results. Read more »
Anderlecht failed to win for a second time this week against Standard. It played 2-2 and had quite a difficult time against a nippy Standard. Anderlecht never really got into its game. Dreyer put Purple and White ahead, but Kawabe just before halftime and Kanga just after halftime, ensured the Liege lead. Fifteen minutes before time, Dreyer provided the equalizer from the spot. Thus, Anderlecht loses points at home for a second time this season. Next weekend follows the topper in Antwerp. Read more »
Anderlecht won 2-0 against Standard in the Croku Cup. The match was briefly stopped at the end due to disturbances in the Standard supporters' box. Standard played well before halftime, but Stroeykens very cleverly kicked the 1-0 into goal. After halftime, Standard defended sloppily, putting Dreyer in position. The Dane did not hesitate and scored the 2-0. Standard hit the post, but after a red card for Price, the Rouches were completely out of the soup. An unsavory apotheosis followed in the end when Standard supporters started throwing chairs.
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Not only is the team running very well this season, but several youngsters have made great strides in recent months. Coach Brian Riemer points out the importance of some experienced pawns in the development of guys like Leoni, Stroeykens and Sardella. Read more »
All tickets for the upcoming home matches against Standard (December 7 and 10) and Racing Genk (December 23) are sold. Anderlecht announced that. Season ticket holders who cannot come can sell their seats. That way, fans who do not yet have a ticket can still attend the match. Read more »
Theo Leoni was the only field player against Westerlo not allowed to fill in. Het Laatste Nieuws now reports that the midfielder was struggling with a minor ankle injury and that is why he remained on the bench. Read more »
The RSCA Futures suffered a 0-2 home defeat against Beveren tonight. With Moussa N'Diaye and Kristian Arnstad, two boys from the first team played. The Beveren goals fell in the last twenty minutes. Read more »
Eight months after that unfortunate moment at Oud-Herverlee Leuven, Yari Verschaeren was back on the field on Friday. Earlier than expected because initially he was out until 2024. Friday, he got a half-hour fill-in and it felt "super good," according to de Ket. Read more »
Anderlecht did what it had to do with a 1-3 win in Westerlo. Dreyer's 0-1 was a meager harvest, as Purple-White spilled with chances. In the closing stages of the first half, Westerlo had some good chances, but after halftime Anderlecht put things in order through Delaney and Dolberg, even though it missed some great chances again. In the closing stages, Westerlo scored anyway. Verschaeren celebrated his return since March. Anderlecht can now await the results of the competition. Read more »
Anderlecht plays tonight against Westerlo, the club against which Alexis Flips made his debut in August and showed great things. The Frenchman could not continue that line, but coach Brian Riemer is giving him time. "We knew it might take some time for him to get there," Riemer said. Read more »
Will we get Yari Verschaeren's big comeback tomorrow against Westerlo? It could well be. The midfielder is fully fit and Brian Riemer is running high with him. "If he can play a season fully fit and at his peak, he is a candidate for the Golden Shoe," Riemer said. Read more »
