Match Report
Anderlecht went into the game 3rd in the table on 3 points; FC Bayern München sat 2nd on 15 — a 12-point gap. On recent form Anderlecht sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Anderlecht 0.33 scored and 2.83 conceded per game, FC Bayern München 2.17 and 1, with the league averaging 1.59.
FC Bayern München arrived on a run of seven straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Lotto Park in Brussels, capacity 26,361, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.