RSC Anderlecht and FC Bayern München have contrasting ambitions on matchday five, with the home side looking to finally get on the board in Group B and Bayern bidding to keep alive their hopes of winning the section.• Anderlecht, still looking for their first goal and first point, cannot finish in the top two. They must match or better the result of third-placed Celtic away to Paris Saint-Germain to retain their hopes of reaching the UEFA Europa League. • Bayern are second on nine points, three behind leaders Paris. They will stay in contention to win the section if they match or
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Anderlecht back on top in Belgium
How they won itKnocked off the top after 11 matches, Anderlecht recovered the lead in the 30th and final round of the regular season and held off Club Brugge in the championship play-offs. Club Brugge held Anderlecht on Sunday to delay the coronation, but only until Thursday as the capital club won 3-1 at Charleroi, who had earlier beaten them at home, to seal the title with a game to spare. Swiss coach René Weiler, in his debut Belgian season, put together a successful side combining home-grown players like Youri Tielemans and Leander Dendoncker with signings including captain Sofiane ... UEFA.com -
Anderlecht v Manchester United background
Anderlecht suffered their worst European defeat in a previous encounter with Manchester United and may not be looking forward to facing Zlatan Ibrahimović in their UEFA Europa League quarter-final.Previous meetings• The clubs are meeting for the seventh time; Anderlecht won two of the previous six matchups, United four (W2 L1 at home – L3 in Manchester). • The first of those fixtures – a 10-0 European Cup win for United at Manchester City's former home, Maine Road, on 26 September 1956 – remains Anderlecht's heaviest loss in UEFA competition.
Roma and Anderlecht beaten, United and Lyon held
ROSTOV V MANCHESTER UNITEDTom 0-6 Rostov (Bukharov 19 45+1, Dević 69, Erokhin 78, Azmoun 80 90+1) Rostov recorded their biggest league win since October 2008, extending their unbeaten run in all competitions to five matches.Manchester United 1-1 Bournemouth (Rojo 23; King 40pen)United had an extra man for the entire second half but could not find a winner, Zlatan Ibrahimović missing a 72nd-minute penalty for the hosts. SCHALKE V MÖNCHENGLADBACHMönchengladbach 4-2 Schalke (Johnson 28 64,... UEFA.com - News
Gladbach, Anderlecht, Celta and Lyon take headlines
Mönchengladbach and Anderlecht were among the most dramatic qualifiers as the UEFA Europa League round of 32 came to a close on Thursday.Thursday's UEFA Europa League round of 32 second legs (click for highlights)Ajax 1-0 Legia (agg: 1-0)APOEL 2-0 Athletic (agg: 4-3)Beşiktaş 2-1 Hapoel Beer-Sheva (agg: 5-2)Fiorentina 2-4 Mönchengladbach (agg: 3-4)Genk 1-0 Astra (agg: 3-2)København 0-0 Ludogorets (agg: 2-1)Lyon 7-1 AZ (agg: 11-2)Osmanlıspor 0-3 Olympiacos (agg: 0-3)Roma 0-1 Villarreal (agg: 4-1)Shakhtar Donetsk 0-2 Celta (aet, agg: 1-2)Sparta Praha 1-1 Rostov (agg: 1-5)Tottenha... UEFA.com - News
Roma and Fenerbahçe lose, Anderlecht held
There were regrets aplenty among the UEFA Europa League contenders at the weekend as Roma and Fenerbahçe lost ground in their domestic title hunts and Anderlecht spurned the chance to go top in Belgium. Roma's pursuit of Juventus took a hit as the Giallorossi suffered a surprise 3-2 loss at Sampdoria after taking an early lead through Bruno Peres. The result left the capital side four points adrift of Juve having played one game more, while there were goals too as fellow last-32 hopefuls Fiorentina drew 3-3 at home with Genoa.
Four go through, five-goal Aduriz downs Genk
Ajax, Schalke, Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit became the first teams to qualify for the UEFA Europa League round of 32 on a goal-filled night that yielded a competition record five in one game for Athletic Club's Aritz Aduriz. Matchday four results (click for video highlights, line-ups, stats and more)Ajax 3-2 Celta VigoAnderlecht 6-1 MainzAPOEL 1-0 Young BoysAstana 1-1 OlympiacosAstra Giurgiu 1-1 Viktoria PlzeňAthletic Club 5-3 GenkAustria Wien 2-4 RomaBraga 3-1 KonyasporFenerbahçe 2-1 Manchester UnitedFiorentina 3-0 Slovan LiberecGabala 1-2 St-Étienn... UEFA.com - News