The squatter in the Belgian Pro League between Anderlecht and AA Gent on August 22 may be shifted to give the clubs a better appearance in the battle for the Conference League. Anderlecht secured themselves of the next round on Thursday evening and will play against Vitesse. Trainer Hein Vanhaezebrouck, who also qualified for the next round with Ghent, immediately turned to the Belgian football association.
Vanhaezebrouck hopes that his team’s match against Anderlecht will be postponed. The game between the two clubs is scheduled for August 22, between the two games for the play-offs of the Conference League. “That also happened last year, so it seems logical to me that it is now happening again in the interest of Belgian football,” said the Ghent coach. Vanhaezebrouck and his team were too strong for the Latvian RFS over two matches and will face Raków Czestochowa in the play-offs.
Anderlecht in turn will play against Vitesse, which was too strong for Dundalk on Thursday evening with 1-2. After the 1-1 draw in Arnhem, that victory was enough to reach the play-offs. “Anderlecht is an appealing club, a big name in Belgium, with many good players,” said Riechedly Bazoer on Thursday evening after the Anderlecht game. the Gelderlander. “I am very curious how we play against such a team. It will be fun matches.” Vitesse will first visit Brussels on August 19 and finish the home game a week later.
The team of coach Vincent Kompany settled fairly easily over two duels with the Albanian Laci (0-3 and 2-1). “We know that it will become more difficult in the coming weeks,” Kompany referred to on Thursday evening after the game against Vitesse. “The most important thing now was to collect minutes together as a collective. Many players entered the preparation at different times. We now have to get the group to the same level.” Anderlecht are not doing well in the Belgian league yet. The team is eighth with four points from three games.
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