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Draw for Europa League and Conference League for Belgian teams

Five Belgian teams are involved in the draw for the Europa League and Conference League, with Anderlecht, Union, STVV, and AA Gent in the mix.

28 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Five Belgian teams, namely Anderlecht, Union, STVV, and AA Gent, are participating in the draw for the Europa League and Conference League. The draw takes place following the earlier announcement of Club Brugge's Champions League opponents on Thursday.

Anderlecht has been drawn in the League Phase of the Europa League alongside various teams, including Lyon, Marseille, Salzburg, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Sunderland, Jagiellonia, Hoffenheim, and OFI Crete. This information was confirmed by Michael Verschueren, the club's president, who expressed his satisfaction with the draw from Monaco.

Verschueren described the ambition to advance to the knockout stage as 'realistic' and indicated in his response that he is optimistic about Anderlecht's chances in this round.

The draw for the other Belgian teams is being closely watched, as they also have opportunities to perform in their respective competitions.

The event is taking place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, where all drawn teams will learn their opponents ahead of the European matches. The draw started at 1 PM and is attracting the attention of supporters and the media.

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