Belgian giants Anderlecht last featured in the group stage of the Champions League in 2006-2007 and after a three-year wait are on the threshold of the qualifying for Europe's most prestigious club competition. They will certainly be more optimistic than their opponents as they drew 2-2 away from home in the first-leg.
Guillaume Gillet gave Anderlecht a 54th minute lead in Belgrade but Cleo and a Jan Lecjaks own goal made it 2-1 in favour of the Serbian club. However, minutes later Roland Juhasz restored parity to give the Belgians two away goals.
A 0-0 draw at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels on Tuesday evening will be enough for Ariel Jacobs' side to go through. However, they will have to be careful not to concede an early goal as Partizan will be looking to attack from the off.
An Uphill Battle
Conceding one goal to the opposition while playing at home in a European tie is bad enough, shipping in two is a disaster. Partizan could have redeemed themselves for going 1-0 behind last week to Anderlecht when they scored twice but eventually they had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
The Serbian giants are in a disadvantageous position. The draw also brought an end to their record of four successive wins in the competition, meaning that Partizan will now have to regain momentum if they aspire to overhaul the 2-2 draw from the first-leg.
However, the last time Partizan featured in an away game in Europe was against HJK Helsinki in the third round qualifier and won that match 2-1. They also defeated Pyunik 1-0 in Armenia and these results will increase their confidence ahead of their trip to Belgium.
Prediction
Anderlecht 0-0 Partizan
