Anderlecht thus qualified again for the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup, with the domestic championship winner Club Brugge qualifying for the European Cup. Anderlecht exacted their revenge in the second round of this competition after eliminating the reigning Cup Winners' Cup holders, Hamburger SV. After that, they eliminated also Porto and Twente to reach their third consecutive Cup Winners' Cup final. The match was played in Paris at the Parc des Princes against Austria Wien. Anderlecht won 4–0, with two goals by Rob Rensenbrink and two by Gilbert Van Binst. Club Brugge won again the championship, with the Purples and White finishing second.