UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Constant Vanden Stock Stadium - Brussels Thursday 22 October 2015 RSC Anderlecht 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Tottenham Hotspur FC Group J - Matchday 3 Last updated 22/10/2018 09:21CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Team facts 6 Squad list 8 Fixtures and results 10 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 12 Legend 13 1 RSC Anderlecht - Tottenham Hotspur FC Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers RSC Anderlecht - Tottenham Goor 68; Berbatov 71 06/12/2007 GS 1-1 Brussels Hotspur FC (P) UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur FC - RSC Roberts 83; 23/05/1984 F agg: 2-2 (aet, 4- London Anderlecht Czerniatynski 60 3 pens) RSC Anderlecht - Tottenham 09/05/1984 F 1-1 Brussels Olsen 85; Miller 58 Hotspur FC Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA RSC Anderlecht 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 3 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 3 RSC Anderlecht - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Arteta 25 (P), Alexis Sánchez 29, Oxlade- 04/11/2014 GS Arsenal FC - RSC Anderlecht 3-3 London Chamberlain 58; Vanden Borre 61, 73 (P), A. Mitrović 90 Najar 71; Gibbs 89, 22/10/2014 GS RSC Anderlecht - Arsenal FC 1-2 Brussels Podolski 90+1 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Crespo 8, R. Carvalho 23/11/2005 GS RSC Anderlecht - Chelsea FC 0-2 Brussels 15 Morientes 34, Luis 01/11/2005 GS Liverpool FC - RSC Anderlecht 3-0 Liverpool García 61, Cissé 89 19/10/2005 GS RSC Anderlecht - Liverpool FC 0-1 Brussels Cissé 20 13/09/2005 GS Chelsea FC - RSC Anderlecht 1-0 London Lampard 19 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Koller 76; Smith 13, 21/02/2001 GS2 RSC Anderlecht - Leeds United 1-4 Brussels 38, Viduka 34, Harte 81 (P) Harte 74, Bowyer 87; 13/02/2001 GS2 Leeds United - RSC Anderlecht 2-1 Leeds Stoica 65 RSC Anderlecht - Manchester Radzinski 15, 33; 24/10/2000 GS1 2-1 Brussels United FC Irwin 36 (P) 2 RSC Anderlecht - Tottenham Hotspur FC Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels UEFA Champions League Cole 15, 50, 72, Irwin Manchester United FC - RSC 13/09/2000 GS1 5-1 Manchester 32 (P), Sheringham Anderlecht 42; Koller 55 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Scifo 18, Brylle RSC Anderlecht - Nottingham 3-0 25/04/1984 SF Brussels Larsen 56 (P), Forest FC agg: 3-2 Vandenbergh 86 Nottingham Forest FC - RSC 11/04/1984 SF 2-0 Nottingham Hodge 84, 87 Anderlecht European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 21/04/1982 SF RSC Anderlecht - Aston Villa FC Brussels agg: 0-1 07/04/1982 SF Aston Villa FC - RSC Anderlecht 1-0 Birmingham Morley 28 UEFA Super Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Hughes 13, 2-1 19/12/1978 R1 Liverpool FC - RSC Anderlecht Liverpool Fairclough 85; Van agg: 3-4 Der Elst 71 Vercauteren 17, Van Der Elst 38, 04/12/1978 R1 RSC Anderlecht - Liverpool FC 3-1 Brussels Rensenbrink 87; Case 27 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Peach 66 (P), Mc Southampton FC - RSC 2-1 16/03/1977 QF Southampton Dougall 72; Van Der Anderlecht agg: 2-3 Elst 84 RSC Anderlecht - Southampton Ressel 30, 02/03/1977 QF 2-0 Brussels FC Rensenbrink 83 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Rensenbrink 43, 73 RSC Anderlecht - West Ham (P), Van Der Elst 48, 05/05/1976 F 4-2 Brussels United FC 88; Holland 28, Robson 69 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 19/03/1975 QF RSC Anderlecht - Leeds United Brussels Bremner 74 agg: 0-4 Jordan 10, McQueen 05/03/1975 QF Leeds United - RSC Anderlecht 3-0 Leeds 42, Lorimer 89 3 RSC Anderlecht - Tottenham Hotspur FC Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers RSC Anderlecht - Manchester 3-1 Mulder 20, Bergholtz 27/11/1968 R2 Brussels United FC agg: 3-4 58, 70; Sartori 8 Manchester United FC - RSC 13/11/1968 R2 3-0 Manchester Kidd 52, Law 68, 78 Anderlecht European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 16/12/1964 R1 RSC Anderlecht - Liverpool FC Brussels Hunt 89 agg: 0-4 St. John 10, Hunt 43, 25/11/1964 R1 Liverpool FC - RSC Anderlecht 3-0 Liverpool Yeats 49 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Taylor 8, 20, 52, Manchester United FC - RSC 10-0 Viollet 25, 38, 44, 65, 26/09/1956 PR Manchester Anderlecht agg: 12-0 Whelan 61, 82, Berry 77 RSC Anderlecht - Manchester 12/09/1956 PR 0-2 Brussels Viollet 25, Taylor 75 United FC Tottenham Hotspur FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Tottenham Hotspur FC - Club Berbatov 17, 72, 02/11/2006 GS 3-1 London Brugge KV Keane 62; Ibrahim 13 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Tottenham Hotspur FC - Club 3-0 Hazard 5, Allen 27, 07/11/1984 R2 London Brugge KV agg: 4-2 Roberts 36 Club Brugge KV - Tottenham Ceulemans 6, Jensen 24/10/1984 R2 2-1 Bruges Hotspur FC 82 (P); Allen 85 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA RSC Anderlecht 14 5 2 7 13 0 1 12 3 1 2 0 30 6 5 19 29 61 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 6 2 3 1 10 6 4 RSC Anderlecht - Tottenham Hotspur FC Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Match background RSC Anderlecht will stage a rerun of the 1984 UEFA Cup final when they face Tottenham Hotspur FC in Group J. Previous meetings • The sides first met in that final, Keith Burkinshaw's Spurs beating Paul Van Himst's Anderlecht 4-3 on penalties at White Hart Lane after a pair of 1-1 draws. • The sides for the Brussels leg of that final on 9 May 1984 were: Anderlecht: Munaron, De Greef, Grün, Olsen, De Groote, Hofkens, Vandereycken, Scifo, Brylle, Vandenbergh (Arnesen 82), Czerniatynski (Vercauteren 64). Tottenham: Parks, Thomas, Hughton, Roberts, Miller, Perryman, Hazard, Archibald, Falco, Stevens (Mabbutt 81), Galvin. • More recently, the teams drew 1-1 for a third time in a 2007/08 UEFA Cup group stage fixture in Brussels. Ariël Jacobs was in charge of Anderlecht while Juande Ramos was Spurs boss. • The lineups for that game on 6 December 2007 were: Anderlecht: Zítka, Wasilewski, Juhász, Van Damme, Deschacht, Hassan, Biglia, Polák, Goor, Mpenza (Baseggio 72), Frutos (Théréau 55). Tottenham: Robinson, Chimbonda, Dawson, Zokora, Young-Pyo (Stalteri 81), Lennon, Jenas, Huddlestone, Malbranque, Keane (Berbatov 59), Bent (Defoe 72). • Anderlecht's 30 games against English clubs have ended W6 D5 L19 (W6 D3 L7 in Brussels – W0 D2 L12 in England). • Spurs' six games against Belgian sides have ended W2 D3 L1 (W2 D1 L0 at home – W0 D2 L1 away). Form guide • Anderlecht are without a victory in five European games (D3 L2). • Spurs have not won in their last three European away fixtures (D1 L2). • Anderlecht advanced to the round of 32 in all four of their previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, most recently in 2011/12. • In seven previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League campaigns, Tottenham have failed to reach the round of 32 just once – in 2011/12. Trivia and links • The journey from London to Brussels is around 320km. • Spurs have plenty of Belgian players: defenders Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen, and midfielders Moussa Dembélé and Nacer Chadli. • Anderlecht's Anthony Vanden Borre and Stefano Okaka Chuka were on loan at Portsmouth FC and Fulham FC respectively in 2009/10. The coaches • Previously assistant coach, former Albanian international Besnik Hasi assumed sole command at Anderlecht in 2014. Hasi's playing career took off after he moved to Belgium in 1994, the midfielder winning a title with KRC Genk and another with Anderlecht, where he returned after hanging up his boots at Cercle Brugge KSV. • Mauricio Pochettino has been manager of Tottenham since summer 2014, the former RCD Espanyol and Paris Saint-Germain defender brought to London after an impressive 18 months at Southampton FC. He was capped 20 times by Argentina, featuring at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. 5 RSC Anderlecht - Tottenham Hotspur FC Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Team facts RSC Anderlecht Formed: 1908 Nicknames: Paars-wit (Purple and Whites, Dutch), Les Mauves et Blancs (Purple and Whites, French) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (2): 1976, (1977), 1978, (1990) • UEFA Cup (1): 1983, (1984) • UEFA Super Cup (2): 1976, 1978 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 33 (2014) Belgian Cup: 9 (2008) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: UEFA Champions League group stage 2012/13: UEFA Champions League group stage 2011/12: round of 32 2010/11: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2009/10: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2008/09: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2007/08: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third