Anderlecht – Slavia Prague
Anderlecht – Slavia Prague
Slavia Prague hosts Anderlecht in the first playoff match between the two teams for entry into the Europa League. The meeting is Thursday, August 18 from 20:00 at "Eden Arena" in the Czech capital.
The team of Slavia Prague return to European club competitions after seven years break. The last time they participated in the groups of the tournament in the 2009/10 season. Now Sparta started participation from the second qualifying round as there were many problems against Estonian Levadia. They lost the first match 1: 3, but won the second leg 2: 0 and qualified ahead.
The ambitions of Anderlecht were related to participation in the Champions League, but the team left the competition in the third qualifying round after being eliminated from Russia's Rostov surprise. Anderlecht made a 2: 2 in the first game as a guest, but failed at home and lost 0: 2. Thus, the Belgian team will have to make amends to their fans to participate in the Europa League.
Last season Anderlecht reached the eighth-finals of the competition. The team came out strong group company of Monaco, Tottenham and Karabakh eliminated Olympiakos, but bowed to Shakhtar Donetsk.
Anderlecht has a lot more experience in European club competitions, and as presently constituted can see the names of the players who participated in the Euro 2016 as Kabasele and Chipchiu. The ratio of success of 33-time champion of Belgium in this game is very profitable and I think they have the necessary class to leave as winners of Prague.