Romanian champions CFR Cluj on
\nThursday ended their Europa League run this season. In the return leg of the
\ncompetition’s round of 32, the team from Cluj drew nil-all against Spanish side
\nFC Seville away from home. In the first leg played a week ago, Cluj had drawn
\n1-all, so Seville moved on to the next phase on aggregate.<\/p>\n
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This weekend will see the first
\nround of the group phase in the domestic championship. In Group 2, on Friday,
\nSepsi Sfantu Gheorghe will play Poli Iasi, while Dinamo Bucharest will take on
\nAcademica Clinceni. On Saturday, Viitorul Constanta will play FC Voluntari
\nwhile on Monday FC Hermannstadt will go up against Chindia Targoviste. <\/p>\n
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In Group 1, on Saturday, FC
\nBotosani will play FCSB. On Sunday, Universitatea Craiova will go up against
\nGaz Metan Medias. On Monday, CFR Cluj will take on Astra Giurgiu at home. CFR
\ntops the league tables with 26 points, followed by Universitatea Craiova and FC
\nBotosani, each with 23 points. <\/p>\n
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We move on to news from women’s
\nhandball. On Saturday, SCM Ramnicu Valcea will play Savehof of Sweden in the
\nlast but one round in the group phase. Gyor is currently the leader in Group 2
\nwith 15 points, followed by Brest Bretagne of France with 13 points, Buducnost
\nPodgorica of Montenegro with 10 points, SCM Ramnicu Valcea with 5 points, Krim
\nLjubljana of Slovenia with 3 points and Savehof of Sweden with 2 points. In
\nGroup 1, on Sunday, CSM Bucharest will take on Metz of France away from home.
\nThe French club is the leader of the group, with the same number of points as
\nTeam Esbjerg of Denmark, 11. Rostov Don of Russia is in 3rd place
\nwith 9 points, the same as CSM Bucharest, although with a better goal-average
\nratio. Vipers Kristiansand of Norway ranks 5th with 5 points,
\nfollowed by Hungary’s Ferencvaros with 3 points. <\/p>\n
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In men’s handball, let us note that
\nDinamo Bucharest will be playing the return leg of the Champions League round
\nof 16 playoffs at home against Sporting Lisbon of Portugal. In the first leg
\nplayed away from home the Romanian champions had won 26-25. <\/p>\n
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(Translated by V. Palcu)<\/p>\n
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