Union SG beat Eintracht Frankfurt and can thus prepare for the eighth conference league final. Who dares to say that they have no chance against Fenerbahce or any other team? Not even the analysts and whether they made an impression in Germany.
Ghent, Antwerp, Club Brugge and Anderlecht play against each other on Sunday. They all saw on Thursday how Union SG managed to steal the full spoils when they visited Eintracht Frankfurt. Especially the way it was done should really be seen.
With powerful football, pressing forward, and actually outplaying the number six in the Bundesliga for the second game in a row. If it weren't for the dramatic start in the first leg at Lotto Park, things wouldn't have been as exciting at all. Can one dream of a magical European spring?
“Collectively they are very strong. Puertas is unbearable and tireless. And Blesen managed the game well as well,” Frankie van der Elst said in his analysis. Sporza After Union SG's 1-2 win over Frankfurt.
“Make no mistake about the core: they have a very good core in all areas. Belsen uses it very well. And the rivals at the top of Belgium now also think they have seen the champion?” It is the message. To Antwerp, Club Brugge, Anderlecht and Co. obviously.
Big lead for Union SG, even after the points were halved
“I wondered who the Bundesliga team was,” Wesley Sunk said. Although he still sees a big quandary towards the title. “The only problem is sharing the points. A new competition begins in the qualifiers.”
Is this the dilemma for the people of Brussels? The gap with RSC Anderlecht currently stands at eight points, while Club Brugge follows in 17th place and Antwerp in 18th place. The current standings in the qualifiers will be as follows:
1. Union 31
2. Anderlecht 27
3. Club Brugge 23*
4. Antwerp 22
5. Ghent 21
6. Circle Brugge 20
Strikers Union SG remain good at shooting
A telling tweet from Eleven Sports following the match between Union SG and Standard on Sunday: Two of Brussels' strikers have scored more combined than the entire Standard team in the competition.
🧮 | Mohamed Ammoura (17) and Gustav Nilsson (10) have together scored more goals than Standard de Liège this season. 🇩🇿🇸🇪 #USGSTA pic.twitter.com/w7QfRsdnNM– Eleven Belgium (Netherlands) (@ElevenBeNL) February 23, 2024
Coach Alexander Pilsen plays an important role in Radar's work. He gives all his attackers confidence at the right moments. “The players themselves decide who will play,” he told us after the match the team won in Kortrijk.
In that match, in which Dennis Eckert Ainsa played in the starting lineup, in Frankfurt he scored the decisive goal as a substitute: “It is difficult when you are on the bench for a long time. He missed a big chance against Kortrijk, but he recovered after a long time.”
“He controlled things and played well for Amora. If you have a player like that, you have to give him the chance to get his minutes,” Messin is clearly a human manager. That could also be valuable in the playoffs. Who stops the machine?
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