Matches counting
\ntowards the European cups in football are played this week, in the return leg
\nof the second preliminary round, and three Romanian teams will be trying to
\nprove their mettle in the competition.<\/p>\n
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To begin with, CFR
\nCluj will play against Swedish contenders Malmo this coming Wednesday, away
\nfrom home, in a match counting towards the Champions League’s preliminaries. In
\nthe first leg this past Tuesday in Romania, Malmo secured a 1-nil win thanks to
\nthe goal scored by Carlos Strandberg. More worrying still is the fact that CFR
\nput on a lackluster performance, with not even an attempted shot on goal all
\nthroughout the game. <\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, a new
\nhead-coach was appointed for CFR Cluj, the Portuguese Ant\u00f3nio Concei\u00e7\u00e3o, who
\nreplaced Edward Iord\u0103nescu. We recall the Romanian got the sack after only
\nthree matches at the helm of CFR. <\/p>\n
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If they win and go through
\nto the competition’s next phase, CFR Cluj will face the winner of the match
\npitting Bulgarian Champions Ludogorets Razgrad against Hungarian champions
\nVideoton, in a fixture counting towards the Champions League’s third
\npreliminary round. If they fail to achieve that, CFR will go straight into
\nEuropa League’s third preliminary round. <\/p>\n
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On Thursday, two
\nother Romanian teams are due to play in Europa League’s second preliminary
\nround. Starting 9pm, Viitorul Constranta take on Vitesse Arnhem. In the first
\nleg in Ovidiu, Viitorul drew against their Dutch contenders, 2-all. Denis
\nDragus scored for Viitorul twice, while scoring for Vitesse were the Slovenian Tim Matavz and the Dutch Bryan Linssen. If
\nthey manage to defeat Vitesse, Viitorul will take on the losing team in the
\nfixture pitting PAOK Thessalonica of Greece against FC Basle of Switzerland, a
\nmatch counting towards Champions League’s second preliminary round. <\/p>\n
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FCSB, formerly
\nknown as Steaua Bucharest are in for an easier job, as the Romanians take on
\nSlovenian contenders Rudar Velenje in Bucharest tonight, starting 9.30 pm. In
\nthe first leg, FCSB secured a 2-nil win, thanks to goals scored by Dennis Man
\nand the Portuguese Filipe Teixeira. Interesting to note is the fact that the
\nSlovenians have never gone past this phase of Europa League, whereas FCSB, in
\nthe previous season, went past the group stage, reaching as far as the round of
\n32. The winner of the match pitting FCSB against Rudar will take on the winning
\nside in the match pitting Croatian team Hajduk Split against Bulgarian
\nopponents Slavia Sofia.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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