Anderlecht heading to Sweden once again for Europa League qualification

Anderlecht heading to Sweden once again for Europa League qualification

class="wp-block-paragraph">Anderlecht will face Hammerby on the 23rd of July in their bid to make the Europa League. The Belgian side, who finished fourth in the league, have been drawn against a Hammarby side that are currently fourth in the Swedish Allsvenskan. Last season the Stockholm based side finished second, a repeat of their 2024 season where they were also runners up.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Anderlecht will be hoping for a better result this season than last year when they also faced Swedish opposition in Europa League qualification. After a 1-0 win over Hacken at home, the side then lost 2-1 in Gothenburg before succumbing to the penalty shoot out. The side had a second chance of European football with the Conference League, but also failed here, losing to AEK Athens over two legs.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Pressure will certainly be on Anderlecht to go further in Europa League qualification than they did last season. However, they still need to appoint a permanent head coach. There is also plenty of work to do this summer to overhaul the squad, with players expected to leave or having already left.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">GBeNeFN | Ben Jackson