In simply two seasons Royal Antwerp FC are reliving essentially the most exceptional time of their historical past following Wednesday epic UEFA Champions League play-off victory in opposition to AEK Athens to substantiate their progress to the group levels of the competitors.

A 2-1 win within the AEK Stadium noticed Antwerp full a double and a cushty 3-1 mixture victory over the Greeks facet.

The Belgian champions gained a home double final season and kicked off the present marketing campaign with the Tremendous Cup victory all below the steering of former Barcelona dutch midfielder, Marc van Bommel.

van Bommel has saved the core of his squad from final season which incorporates Nigeria’s Alhassan Yusuf.

Yusuf got here off the bench in Wednesday’s recreation late within the second half for his first look within the qualifiers.

To date this season he has made 5 appearances in all competitions for the Reds, as he slowly works his method again to group following a disruptive damage layoff to his progress in Belgium.

On the night time, the 23 year-old shared the bench with summer season signing Chidera Ejuke, who joined from CSKA Moscow on mortgage for the season.

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