Cesar Huerta has generated many expectations within Mexican soccer. His time with the UNAM Pumas allowed him to make the leap to Europe with the Anderlecht. The “Chino” lives his European dream, but he will have to paralyze it momentarily in the UEFA Europa League.
Anderlecht will play this Thursday, January 23 in the penultimate matchday of the UEFA Europa League. The Belgian team will visit Viktoria Plzen at the Doosan Arena in Czechia. For this duel, Anderlecht will not be able to count on the support of the Mexican.
By UEFA regulations, César Huerta still cannot be registered with the Belgian team. “Chino” still has to wait if he wants to debut in the continental championship.
The establishments indicate that the clubs that participate in the UEFA Europa League They will not be able to register new players until the league format phase has ended.
That is, the only way for César Huerta to debut in this championship would be after Anderlecht’s classification to the round of 16 of the championship or the playoffs. These matches would take place on March 6 and 13.
How are Anderlecht doing?
Anderlecht has had a very good performance in this edition of the UEFA Europa League. Although they are not classified, the Belgian team is very well positioned to stay alive in this tournament.
After 6 days, Anderlecht is in 3rd place in the league table. The Belgian team accumulates 14 points from 4 wins and 2 draws. Until now, together with Lazio, Galatasaray and Manchester United, Anderlecht is undefeated in this cup.
His rival on the day is Viktoria Plzen, a team that accumulates 9 points and is in 17th place in the standings. This is an important duel for both teams. César Huerta hopes that Anderlecht can take an important step towards their qualification and the possible debut of “Chino” in the UEFA Europa League.
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