▁an ▁important ▁day ▁for ▁L ier se . ▁Two ▁weeks ▁earlier , ▁L ier se ▁had ▁lost ▁ 0 – 2 ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁far ▁superior ▁Le eds ▁United ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup . ▁Nob ody ▁expected ▁that ▁L ier se ▁would ▁win ▁in ▁Le eds , ▁but ▁L ier se ▁had ▁an ▁impro bably ▁ 0 – 4 ▁win , ▁and ▁Le eds , ▁the ▁Cup ▁hold ers , ▁were ▁knock ed ▁out . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁L ier se ▁were ▁again ▁re leg ated , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁they ▁were ▁promoted ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁division . ▁Keep ing ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁el ite ▁clubs ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁had ▁now ▁become ▁the ▁top ▁priority . ▁Rich ▁clubs ▁such ▁as ▁And er lecht ▁and ▁Club ▁Bru ges ▁re igned ▁supre me ▁in ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁League . ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 – 1 9 9 4 : ▁Tele f usion ▁Belg ium ▁spons ored ▁L ier se ▁in ▁these ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁L ier se ▁became ▁league ▁champions ▁again , ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁people ' s ▁surprise . ▁The ▁hot ly ▁t ipped ▁favour ites , ▁Club ▁Bru ges , ▁were ▁surprising ly ▁be aten ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁by ▁L ier se . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁L ier se ▁won ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Cup ▁again . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁