Good result, and the next round shouldn't be to hard against Lokeren. Good luck nonetheless!
Matchday 2
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Anderlecht fans piled into Stade Constant Vanden Stock to see their club play English powerhouse Chelsea in matchday 2 of the Champions League, Chelsea were heavy favourites going into the match with odds @ $1.40 for them to beat the Belgian club with Anderlecht at a measly $6.20 to snatch a win
it all started pretty slow in the first half with neither team really able to assert there authority on the match with some scrappy play going on in the middle of the park. Anderlecht then slowly started to take control with 60% possession but without firing a single shot at petr Cech and Chelsea would make them pay for not taking there chances through Diego Costa as he played a beautiful one-two with Eden Hazard as he was slipped in behind the Anderlecht defence to put Chelsea ahead in the 25th minute.
Chelsea then took total control of the match having shot after shot at Silvio Protos goal to no avail as Anderlecht struggled to stop Eden Hazard and Oscar. as it went into extra time Cheickhou Kouyate deemed to have push Gary Cahill to the ground after a tussle in the box from a Chelsea corner and the referee pointed to the spot to the disbelief of the home fans as they booed and jeered at referee. Eden Hazard capped of a wonderful display by dispatching the penalty into the bottom right corner to send [Chelsea home with 3 points
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Matchday 3
Anderlecht arrived at the freezing Arena Khimki knowing a win would put them in the box seat to finish second place in group D and progress to the knockout round, but CSKA Moscow are anything but easy to beat in Russia and would pose a difficult test for Fabio Cannavaros men
CSKA Moscow started the match with a high tempo of football which unsettled Anderlecht who may well have been still getting to grips with the freezing wind blowing through the Arena Khimki, CSKA did take the lead in the 13th minute through a Vitinho goal as he turned Kouyate and fired the ball bast the onlooking Proto, but Anderlecht responded and took control of the match creating a few chances but nothing to really worry Igor Akinfeev. Neal Maupay then silenced the home fans when he latched onto a long ball from N'Sakala to tuck the ball under the goalkeeper to bring the match to 1-1.
into the second half where Anderlecht completely dominated the match and could have scored 4 or 5 more but that goal wouldnt come until the 72nd minute when that man again Neal Maupay hit an unstoppable shot past Akinfeev as he stood motionless as the ball flew past him and into the goal. the score stayed that way until the end leaving Anderlecht on the brink of qualification
Groupstage
with two matches played this month the group is really starting to take shape as Chelsea are only a draw away from guaranteeing qualification while Anderlecht are only a win from ensuring the same feat. if Anderlecht do qualify this will be a great achievement for a club who was tipped to struggle in this years competition
