Zeno Debast (picture) is the only debutant in the Red Devils' selection that national coach Roberto Martinez announced. At his press conference, Martinez did not spare his praise. Furthermore, Martinez indicated that he is also following Julian Duranvile with an eye on the World Cup. Read more »
Marco Kana was in the srtarting eleven against FCSB on Thursday due to the injury of Amadou Diawara, twenty minutes before the end he was replaced by Yari Verschaeren. Kana especially wanted to remember that in this European campaign, no goals against has been taken yet. Read more »
No Jan Vertonghen yesterday against Westerlo. The defender suffered from calf strain and Felice Mazzu left him on the sidelines as a precaution. "Given his lack of match rhythm, we didn't want to take a risk," the coach said. Read more »
A little past the hour and at a 1-0 deficit, Lior Refaelov came off the bench. After the game he was allowed to come and explain to the press. "In training the level is fantastic, but in the matches I don't notice anything of it. That disappoints me a lot." Read more »
Anderlecht has lost once again. It went down deservedly with 2-1 in Westerlo that already scored after 5 minutes. Anderlecht didn't create any chances until Esposito, with a nice goal, leveled the score after the break. But in the final phase, Westerlo countered to the 2-1. By the way, Westerlo still got a lot of chances against Anderlecht who left an unmotivated impression for the umpteenth time. Read more »
Benito Raman was not selected last night for the European game. He injured his ankle and it's not certain that he will be able to play for Anderlecht in the game against Westerlo on Sunday. On Wednesday, Raman had not yet participated in training. No doubt the medical staff of RSCA will not take any risks with the striker. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren is back after being out for a few days with the stomach flu. During halftime, he was brought in for Anouar Ait El Hadj. Fifteen minutes later he scored but it was flagged for offside although Verschaeren himself thinks it was not offside. Read more »
Tonight at 6.45 pm Anderlecht will start the group stage of the Conference League. With Silkeborg from Denmark, it gets a feasible opponent on paper. Jan Vertonghen may start in the starting line-up for the first time. Read more »
A whole series of former Anderlecht players changed clubs this summer. There are more than sixty of them. You probably already know that Romelu Lukaku is back with Inter and that Leander Dendoncker went to Aston Villa at the last minute. But do you know where guys like Jordan Lukaku, Matt Miazga and Peter Zulj are playing now? Read more »
Felice Mazzu came back to the draw against Oud-Heverlee Leuven, the coach wants to remember the positive. That the team came back twice after a deficit. Silkeborg then, the coach does not want to know that RSC Anderlecht is favorite, every team is a good opponent. Read more »
Last week Amadou Diawara traded AS Roma for RSC Anderlecht who paid three million euros for the arrival of the midfielder. A prick, if you know that Roma paid another 21 million for Diawara in 2019. But the Italians do have a big percentage if Diawara is sold on. Read more »
There are seven of them, the players Anderlecht are renting out this season. Just like the previous years, this season Anderlecht-Online will try to bring an overview of their performances after each weekend. Read the first overview here. Read more »
Wesley Hoedt had to swallow some criticism in the past week and therefore came to the kick-off yesterday afternoon motivated. "People say and write a lot of things, but nobody knows that I played two matches with a calf muscle that was five centimeters longer than the other," said the Dutchman after the match against OH Leuven. Read more »
Due to the stomach flu of some of the title holders, Anouar Ait El Hadj got a starting place once again. The youngster from Brussels went all out and did not disappoint. "I will give everything for the club I have loved since childhood," he said afterwards. " Read more »
Anderlecht seems to like to hold on to certainties in soccer lately. After the traditional defeat against Union and the failure to win against Gent, there was again no victory against OHL. It's been five games since the purple and white team won against Leuven. OHL climbed into the lead and Anderlecht equalized quite late through the young Duranville. But Leuven unexpectedly struck again after Diawara was asleep, but luckily Silva was able to save a point for Anderlecht that could only really threaten in the last half hour.
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The U23 of Anderlecht drew 2-2 on the field of RWDM this evening. Duranville and Michez scored. Read more »
The long-awaited news is here: Jan Vertonghen has signed a two-year contract with Anderlecht. The Belgian record international (139 international matches) will receive shirt number 14. "In the past there were already contacts, but suddenly all the pieces of the puzzle fell together," Vertonghen said in a first reaction. Read more »
Anderlecht failed to win against Gent for the eleventh time in a row. After a very poor game, it lost with 0-1, a penalty converted after half-time. Anderlecht didn't create a lot of chances, although Gent defended well. Refaelov missed the only real chance at 0-0. The purple and white team left a resigned impression and could never put Gent under pressure. It sinks to the middle of the table and on Sunday OHL awaits, another club against which they did not win last season. Moreover, OHL is doing well with twelve points. Read more »
Anderlecht and Jan Vertonghen are currently negotiating the financial terms of a contract. The record international can sign for two years. Anderlecht doesn't have to worry about the transfer fee. According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Benfica wants to let him go for free. Read more »
Two striking names in the selection of twenty players which Anderlecht announced for tonight's match against AA Gent. Anouar Ait El Hadj (photo) is back in the team after he was briefly demoted to the U23 team. Julian Duranville, back from injury, is also present against the Buffaloes. Read more »
Moussa N'Diaye, who came to Anderlecht from Barcelona last week, trained with his new teammates for the first time today. "But I don't think it's appropriate to include him in the selection right now," coach Felice Mazzu told us afterwards. "We don't want to rush anything." Read more »
With Amadou Diawara, Anderlecht realized a big transfer today. Both Felice Mazzu and Peter Verbeke are pleased that the Guinean midfielder has chosen Anderlecht. "Amadou himself also made a lot of efforts to make this transfer possible," Verbeke stressed. Read more »
The transfer was in the air and now it's official. The Guinean Amadou Diawara comes over from AS Roma and signs for three seasons with Anderlecht. Read more »
Where Anderlecht and Mazzu recently announced that striker Benito Raman couldn't leave, there is now a possibility that he will leave for AZ after all, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. Read more »
There is a real chance that Kristoffer Olsson will swap Anderlecht for Feyenoord tomorrow. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet has learned that Feyenoord are currently making every effort to hire the midfielder from Anderlecht. It's a matter of urgency: the transfer market in the Netherlands closes tomorrow evening. Read more »
Anderlecht would have an eye on not only Amadou Diawara at AS Roma, but also Riccardo Calafiori. This is what the Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports. Calafiori is a 20-year-old left back who can also play higher Read more »
According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Anderlecht are looking for reinforcements for the six-position and they have arrived at Amadou Diawara of AS Roma. Diawara is a 25-year old Guinean with a lot of experience, but is now sidelined by José Mourinho's club. Read more »
Several media are reporting the transfer of Antoine Colassin to Heerenveen. The Dutch club will rent the striker from Anderlecht with option to buy. There is no official confirmation yet, but serious media from both Belgium and the Netherlands consider the transfer as completed. Read more »
A victory, a defeat and a draw: those are the results of Anderlecht's three opponents in the group stage of the Conference League this weekend. Silkeborg, next week the first opponent of purple-white, lost and is no longer leader. An overview Read more »
Once again Anderlecht lost against Union who, as often in the derby, took an early lead. Murillo brought the purple-white to the same level quite quickly, but on the half hour Vanzeir kicked Union back into the lead. Anderlecht played sloppy and was underpowered in attack for a long time. It was only in the last quarter of an hour that it was able to put Union under pressure. That it was still 2-1 at that point was thanks to a good Van Crombrugge and a few Union misses. Read more »
The women's team of Anderlecht has also won its second league match tonight. Visiting KV Mechelen, it became 0-3. Esther Buabadi scored twice. Stefania Vatafu (photo) took care of the third goal. Read more »
Anouar Ait El Hadj may rejoin the first team on Monday. The midfielder was sent to the B-team on Monday because he refused to play with the U23 last weekend. Meanwhile, he had a good conversation with the management and everything is fine. Read more »
Felice Mazzu has reached his first goal at Anderlecht: the group stage of the Conference League. "This is what the club had been waiting for a long time," he told us after the game. "The players felt the pressure. We were almost obliged to qualify. Mentally it was difficult". Read more »
Noah Sadiki converted his penalty kick yesterday. For the still only 17-year-old youngster, it seemed like business as usual. He was also his cool self afterwards in front of the Sporza microphone. "Now I'm just going to sleep. Tomorrow I'll look at that penalty again", he said yesterday. Read more »
Anderlecht has qualified for the group stage of the Conference League. After a nerve-racking evening, it defeated Young Boys Bern after penalty kicks. It was 3-1 from eleven meters. Hoedt, Sadiki and Esposito scored for the purple and white. Read more »
After three years without European football Anderlecht can assure itself of a European group stage tonight. It has to eliminate Young Boys Bern. After the 0-1 in Switzerland, Anderlecht is in a good position. Read more »
Felice Mazzu is wary of the second leg against Young Boys, in which Anderlecht will defend a 1-0 lead. "It won't be as easy as it looks," said the RSCA coach in a press conference. Read more »
After struggling with an injury last season, Zeno Debast is currently doing well. Especially his footballing way of defending has received a lot of praise, just like his execution. And that is no coincidence. "Until two years ago I had never tackled," he tells today in Het Nieuwsblad. Read more »
Anderlecht has announced a selection of 23 players for tomorrow's European match against Young Boys Bern. Théo Leoni, captain of the RSCA Futures, is among them. He replaces the injured Adrien Trebel. Also striker Nilsson Angulo is in the selection. Read more »
To fill the gap on the left, Anderlecht is thinking about the young Senegalese Moussa N'Diaye (20), according to Spanish journalist Albert Rogé. N'Diaye is active at Barcelona B and came eleven times in action there last season. Read more »
The shoulder surgery that Adrien Trebel underwent yesterday went well. The French midfielder himself let us know this via Instagram. "Thank you for all your messages of support," he writes. "Everything went well. The rehabilitation can begin." Read more »
