\nHandball. European women’s handball
\nmatches are scheduled to take place. The quarter-final play-offs will
\nbe held in the Champions League. The Romanian side CSM Bucharest were
\ninitially due to play the Russian side CSKA
\nMoscow, but Russian and Belarusian sides have been banned from
\nEuropean cups. CSM will thus go straight into the quarters, where
\nthey will be facing the Danish side Esbjerg at the end of April and
\nagain in early May.
\n<\/p>\n
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\n
\n
\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\nIn the EHF European League, the second
\nleg of the quarter-finals is scheduled, with the Romanian side SCM
\nR\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea taking on the Danish side Herning-Ikast on Friday
\naway. SCM lost the first leg at home 33-39. On Sunday, Minaur Baia
\nMare will be playing the Norwegian side Sola away in Stavanger.
\nMinaur pulled off a convincing win in the first leg, 40-32. They also
\nmade it to the last four of this competition last year, when the
\ntournament was hosted by Baia Mare, with Minaur finishing in third
\nplace.
\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\nFootball.
\nMatches part of the third leg of Romania’s First League are held
\nthis weekend. In the play-out round, on Friday, CU Craiova are
\nplaying CS Mioveni, while Chindia T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te are playing Dinamo
\nBucharest. On Saturday, UTA will be playing Gaz Metan Media\u0219, while
\nRapid Bucharest will be playing FC Boto\u0219ani on their new stadium. On
\nMonday, Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe
\nwill be facing Academica
\nClinceni at home.
\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\nIn the play-off round, FC
\nVoluntari are playing Farul
\nConstan\u021ba at home on Saturday;
\n FCSB are
\nplaying Universitatea Craiova
\non Sunday at home on the
\nNational Arena stadium; and CFR Cluj will be playing FC Arge\u0219 at
\nhome on Monday. <\/p>\n
CFR
\nCluj are currently in the lead in the overall ranking, with 42
\npoints, followed by FCSB with 37. (CM)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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