Match Report
In the standings it was Anderlecht 4th on 5 points, Milan 2nd on 8 — separated by 3. The last five rounds placed Anderlecht no better than 23rd for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.48 goals per team per game, Anderlecht ran at 0.67 scored and 1.5 conceded, Milan at 1.17 and 1.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Anderlecht. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Anderlecht against 6/15 for Milan.
The match was played at Lotto Park in Brussels (capacity 26,361). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-3.