Charleroi ... after winning 5-1 (v. Beitar Jeruzalem) should advance/face Zorya Luhansk next (who missed the group stage by a hair last season ... Elvis Manu's last-gasp goal saving Feyenoord from elimination).
Standard ... Duchatelet didn't give a single fnck about the EL but maybe the new owner does ... they'll face either Ferencvaros or Zeljeznicar Sarajevo.
Club ... they recently won a friendly with Panathinaikos ... now they can go at it again ... Timmy Simons will turn 39 later this year but he looks like he can stomach another season of 60 matches/over 5000' on a pitch.
Now we know why LvG has been spending so much ... big bad Bruges (the MK Dons on steroids) ... it's not like MUFC stood much of a chance against any of the possible opponents but drawing fvcking Bruges is harsh ... LvG's luck had to run out sometime.
Gent is #exceptional ... of all the clubs with the lowest income in their group, Gent is the only one to avoid being at the bottom ... even unlucky that they aren't already through to the RO16 ... they deserved more ... now they need a win at home against Zenit (or Lyon can lend a hand) ... reportedly Zenit will double the bonuses of their players if they win against Gent #shitgoddamn
Anderlecht did fvck up during that long trip to Azerbaijan yet in Monaco didn't fvck up in the final 10 minutes #unusual ... should be impossible to fvck it up at home against Qarabag though #DoNotFvckUp
Club Brugge have put themselves in a situation in which they control their own fate ... need an away win against Midtjylland #MoneyballFC #tricky
Yea back then Anderlecht had that tall glass of Czech beer, Koller, and also Baseggio, Stoica, Radzinski, et al. ... had to face a very strong PSV and Man United (with Beckham and Scholes).
I can't give Gent enough respect ... also hats off to their manager ... next they'll face one of Real Madrid, VFL Wolfsburg, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, FC Barcelona, Bayern München or Chelsea ... I'd say hopefully Wolfsburg but doesn't really matter ... like Hein said: "if we want to play against a small club, we'll have to play against ourselves."
I didn't expect Gent to go through to the RO16 in their maiden Champions League campaign ... also didn't didn't expect Anderlecht to advance from a group with Monaco and Spurs ... however Brugge we need to talk.
