Romanian football squad Steaua Bucharest has got through to the Champions League\u2019s playoffs. In the second leg of the third preliminary round, Romania\u2019s vice-champions on home turf grabbed a 2-nil win against Czech contenders Sparta Prague. In the first leg the score was 1-all. Under the circumstances, Steaua booked their tickets for the European autumn. If they miss the opportunity to go past the Champions League\u2019s playoffs, Steaua play in Europa League\u2019s group stage.<\/p>\n
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Steaua got the upper hand for the most part of the match hosted by the National Arena in Bucharest. Laurentiu Reghcampf\u2019s trainees drew first blood on 31 minutes when the ball shot by Nicolae Stanciu from the edge of the box touched the net right below Sparta\u2019s crossbar. Since minute 51 Sparta had been one man shy on the pitch for the rest of the game as Jakub Brabec got yellow-booked for the second time and had to leave the pitch. On 62 minutes Stanciu scored yet again, shooting the ball from outside the box.<\/p>\n
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This coming Friday Steaua will be informed on their next playoff fixture, most likely including such teams as Manchester City, Porto, Villarreal, Ajax Amsterdam and Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach.<\/p>\n
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Also on Wednesday, Astra Giurgiu wasted the chance to qualify for the Champions League\u2019s playoffs, since they sustained a 3-nil defeat at the hands of FC Copenhagen, in a fixture hosted by the Telia Parken stadium in Denmark\u2019s capital city. We recall that the first leg had ended 1-all. Astra Giurgiu are now entitled to play in Europa League\u2019s playoffs and will be informed on their forthcoming fixture also on Friday. <\/p>\n
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(Translated by E. Nasta)<\/p>\n
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