Football fans in Romania are in for an eventful week. On Thursday, the domestic championship\u2019s 25th round drew to a close, while the 26th round is about to start on Friday. On Tuesday, FC Boto\u015fani snatched a 2-nil away win against Gloria Buzau. Rapid Bucharest defeated Unirea Slobozia, 2-1, while Dinamo outclassed O\u0163elul Gala\u0163i 1-0. <\/p>\n
On Wednesday, CFR Cluj grabbed a 1-nil home win against Hermannstadt, Sibiu. Also on home turf, Universitatea Craiova defeated Universitatea Cluj, also 1-nil. On Thursday, UTA Arad grabbed a 1-nil away win against Poli Iasi. In Sfantu Gheorghe, in the west, the local team Sepsi defeated Farul Constanta, 1-nil. In Ploiesti, the match pitting the local side Petrolul against FCSB ended in a blank draw. <\/p>\n
In the 26th round, on Friday, FC Botosani go against Dinamo Bucharest. Two fixtures are scheduled on Saturday. In Clinceni, Unirea Slobozia receive the visit of Universitatea Craiova, while in Gala\u0163i, the local side O\u0163elul face Rapid Bucharest. On Sunday, in Sibiu, the local side Hermannstadt play Petrolul Ploiesti, Universitatea Cluj play a home game against Politehnica Iasi, while in Bucharest, FCSB are pitted against Sepsi Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe. <\/p>\n
The 26th round\u2019s last two games are scheduled on Monday, when Farul Constan\u0163a play Gloria Buz\u0103u and UTA Arad take on CFR Cluj. Universitatea Cluj and Dinamo are at the top of the table, with 44 points each. CFR Cluj and FCSB follow suit, each with 43 points. <\/p>\n
In rugby, this coming Sunday the Romanian national team plays an away a game against Belgium, in Mons, in a confrontation which is crucial for the qualification to the World Cup, scheduled in Australia in 2027. In the inaugural game as part of the present edition of Rugby Europe Championship, Europe\u2019s second-tier competition after the Six Nations\u2019 Tournament, Romania defeated Germany, 48 to 10. <\/p>\n
Their next scheduled fixture is a match against Portugal on Saturday, February 17, in Botosani. The Romanian national team stands real chances to secure their straight qualification to the World Cup on condition they come in at the top of the table or as the runner-up team in their group. <\/p>\n
In news from women\u2019s handball, the coming weekend will see matches being played, counting towards the European competitions. On Saturday, in the Champions League\u2019s group A, Gloria Bistri\u0163a-N\u0103s\u0103ud plays an away match against Krim Ljubljana, while on Sunday, CSM Bucharest plays a home match against Podravka Koprivnica. According to Group A ranking, CSM are 3rd-placed, while, Gloria Bistrita, 7th. <\/p>\n
According to Group B ranking, Rapid Bucharest are 7th-placed. Their next scheduled fixture is this coming Sunday\u2019s away game against German Ludwigsburg. In the EHF European League, on Saturday SCM R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea play in Norway, against Sola, while Dun\u0103rea Br\u0103ila play Th\u00fcringer in Germany\u2019s Bad Langensalza. SCM and Dunarea are at the top of the table in their groups. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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