Winner of the Belgian Cup 11 times, Bruges has not won this trophy since 2015. Its last final dates back to 2020. Genk won the last of its five cups in 2021.
The state of mind of the two teams entering the second semi-final on Thursday (8:45 p.m.) will be slightly different. Anderlecht, who will host the first leg, have three consecutive defeats in the league, which has knocked them off the podium. The qualification for the semi-finals snatched from Beerschot (0-1) allows the Mauve et Blanc not to focus too much on this bad patch. Especially since the people of Brussels can put an end to a long drought, the last final dating back to 2015 and the last victory in 2008.
Antwerp qualified for the semi-finals by correcting Union Saint-Gilloise 5-1 before sharing the derby at Beerschot 1-1 in the championship, a competition where the Great Old only won one of its games. last five meetings. Winner in 2023 and finalist last year, Antwerp remains a Cup specialist.
The return matches will be played on February 5 and 6.
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