Vítor Bruno wins again, reaches Europa League play-off | OneFootball

Anderlecht, now coached by Portuguese manager Vítor Bruno (formerly of FC Porto), confirmed their qualification for the Europa League play-off this Thursday after defeating PAOK once again.

In front of their home crowd, the Belgian side won 3-2 thanks to goals from Petrot in the 20th minute, Ambros in the 47th, and Sikan in the 55th. PAOK pulled one back through Zivkovic, a former Benfica player, in the 34th minute, and through Jeremejeff from the penalty spot in the 88th. Both away players were eventually sent off, in the 89th minute and in stoppage time at 90+2, respectively.

After the 1-0 win in the first leg, played in Greece, Anderlecht definitively secured their place in the play-off of UEFA’s second-tier competition. On August 20 and 27, the Belgians will face Kazakhstan’s Kairat, who dropped down from the preliminary stage of the “Champions League”.

Universitatea Craiova, coached by Filipe Coelho, had also earlier secured passage to the Europa League play-off by eliminating Finland’s KuPS. Meanwhile, Pafos, managed by Ricardo Sá Pinto, dropped into the Conference League after being eliminated by Salzburg in a second-leg match refereed by Portuguese official João Pinheiro.

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