Frutos: "Deserved this victory"

YOUTH - INTERVIEWS Nicolas Frutos was full of joy after the important victory against FC Barcelona and saw that his players made an excellent performance. However, he does not agree with the red card Orel Mangala received and will check if Anderlecht cannot contest this card.

Anderlecht reached the quarter finals after Dinamo Zagreb was sanctioned as they brought a suspended player on the pitch against Anderlecht. "I know we were lucky, but we showed today that we deserved to qualify for the semi-finals. This was a collective good performance", said coach Frutos.

Contest red card

"Orel was a key player for us and the red card he received is not correct. We saw the footage and there was no foul at all. We will check if we can still contest this red card, as he is an important player for the team", Frutos stated.

"Not only Orel was great, also Jorn Vancamp once again scored an important goal and Bourard put in a great effort as well. However, we should not only perform like this against Barcelona. I want to see this week after week."