By bringing back nothing other than tears of frustration from a division which almost excluded it from the title race, the Union may have mourned a double. Bruges joined Anderlecht on 46 points, which promises a hot Topper, Sunday at Astrid Park where Sporting can be crowned champion… if the Union loses points at the Cercle.
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Deputy head of the Sports division and head of the football unit
By Frédéric LarsimontPublished on 05/13/2024 at 11:05 p.m.
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QWhat did Brian Riemer, the Anderlecht coach, the most attentive spectator in the kingdom, think, with his eyes riveted on this Bruges-Union ax, Monday evening in his armchair? Putting aside the press briefing on Friday where he will probably not be revealed by a single thread, we will probably only know the fruit of his real reflection when reading his team composition, Sunday evening when the Club, former leader for Sporting, will appear in battle order on the lawn of Astrid Park. There were three on the starting line of this 8e long day: they remain so in a purely mathematical logic, but in that of the last two rounds of the final round, there are, in all likelihood, only two left who can claim to obtain the title of champion of Belgium: with in order, Anderlecht and Bruges. And three points behind them, the Union which will only have to count on a miracle to beat its two adversaries.
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