Anderlecht's exit from this season's UEFA cup was made official after the final whistle in the Allianz Arena in Munich. The damage inflicted by Bayern Munich on the Belgian Champions in the first leg, a comprehensive 5-0 drubbing, had all but ensured the German giants progress to the later rounds of the competition.  In reality the deficit in the goal aggregate between the two sides after the first leg, meant Anderlecht never had a hope of staying in the cup, but Ariel Jacob's men will take a lot from a solid performance which saw the Belgian side win the second leg 2-1. Over coming an extensive list of injuries, Les Mauves et Blancs restored some much needed pride over the ninety minutes. Things looked ominous for the visitors when Lucio put Bayern ahead after only eight minutes. Many among the traveling Anderlecht support must have feared a repeat of the hammering dished out by the German Champions last week in Brussels. However, Anderlecht rallied soon after, and equalized through Serhat Akin. A memorable, if not significant, win was achieved after Iakovenko gave the Brussels side a lead, ten minutes before the interval, which they were able to maintain for the remainder of the game.

Going into the match Bayern boss Ottmar Hitzfeld had only the suspension of Luca Toni to contend with in terms of selection problems. In stark contrast Ariel Jacobs had a difficult task when picking the Anderlecht side, as many of his regulars were injured or unavailable for selection. It was therefore little surprise that the host Bayern started the brighter of the two sides. A sustained opening period of pressure by the Bavarians resulted in the home team opening the scoring after only ten minutes. A well worked move was finished by the Brazilian defender Lucio, who had returned to the side at the expense of Daniel Van Buyten. Facing a six aggregate goal deficit, with more than eighty minutes left on the clock would have caused most sides to put ten men behind the ball in a effort to limit the damage. But to their credit, Anderlecht bounced back after the early set back, and soon began to take the game to Bayern. Constructive passing, and a period of good possession resulted in Anderlecht drawing level, through Akin. Although the result in the first leg had given the game the air of a friendly, Anderlecht determined to give a good account of themselves. Their endeavors were rewarded ten minutes before the break, when young Ukrainian midfielder Oleksandr Iakovenko broke free of the Bayern defence and fired the visitors in front. The tempo eased in the second half, with chances for both sides kept to a minimum. Anderlecht were able to maintain a decent amount of possession and were able to see the game out, in order to earn a moral victory. Despite the result, Bayern Munich, who were the better side over two legs, advanced to the Quarter-Finals.