Overview
- Mason Greenwood struck twice and Igor Paixão added the other as OM built a 3-1 lead before a tense finish in Brussels.
- Union Saint-Gilloise saw two late goals overturned by VAR for offside by millimetres, including one decided by a protruding heel.
- Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli made a decisive stoppage-time save to secure the points after USG had pressed for an equaliser.
- Roberto De Zerbi praised the win but cited fatigue and recent late collapses as factors in the team’s shaky closing stretch.
- The match was played at Anderlecht’s Lotto Park because USG’s Joseph Marien ground is not approved for UEFA competitions, and OM now turn to January dates against Liverpool at home and Bruges away.