Clinton Mata got a ball against the hand in the closing stages of the first half. The referee gave a penalty kick that allowed Anderlecht to equalize just before halftime. Club eventually tied 3-3 and took its seventeenth title on Anderlecht's field.
"In the last minutes we still grabbed the equalizer, but this title is still for the supporters. It was an important match and today we gave everything in terms of mentality and fighting spirit. They were difficult Champions' Playoffs, intense and with a lot of stress. The best answer to that was playing Champions today. With that penalty kick, for example, you go from one emotion to another. That's the fantastic thing about soccer. I never expected in my life to play champion twice in a row. I'm proud of that and I thank God for that.
Clinton Mata is the player with the most number of matches this season. "I've only not played two league matches this season. I swear, I'm metal and physically really tired. After 11 months of working really hard for this, this is the Bruges mentality. We are going to celebrate now, it will be another long night. But we deserve it. We are Bruges!" (KN)