Big week for the groups that represent us in Europe. FCSB will play first, tonight (8:30 p.m., Pro TV), with Maccabi Tel Aviv, the champion of Israel.
Gigi Becali has already said that FCSB is the favorite over Maccabi Tel Aviv. PHOTO: Archive
Reached the second preliminary round of the Champions League, after “the training” with Virtus (San marino), won 11-1 overall, the champion of Romania will meet the winner of the title in Israel. Tonight (8:30 p.m., Pro TV), at the Steaua Stadium, the hosts start with the first chance for several reasons.
First of all, the opponents are missing five players, all called up to the Olympic national team of Israel that captured the football competition in Paris. Then, FCSB have already ticked off five official games this summer, while Maccabi Tel Aviv only had one game, that’s right, one won in the Super Cup, 2-0 against Maccabi Petah Tikva on July 15.
And there is another detail that favors the FCSB. Like all the formations in Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv is also deprived of the advantage of its home ground due to the war in the Middle East. So the return leg with FCSB will be played, in Budapest, on July 31, from 21.00.
After the draw at UEFA headquarters, FCSB and Maccabi Tel Aviv already know what awaits them, depending on the outcome of the direct match. The winner of the double will advance to the third preliminary round of the Champions League where they will face the winner of the match between Shamrock Rovers (Ireland) and Sparta Prague (Czech Republic). The first leg will be played on August 6/7, and the second leg on August 13.
Instead, the loser of the FCSB – Maccabi Tel Aviv duel will go to the third preliminary round of the Europa League. Where will Panevėžys (Lithuania) – Jagiellonia Białystok (Poland) lose the match. The two legs are scheduled for August 8 and 15.
The Romanian teams in the next phase of the European cups
Second preliminary round of the Champions League
Today: FCSB – Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
The match will be hosted by the Steaua Stadium, from 20.30 (Pro TV)
July 31: Maccabi Tel Aviv – FCSB
The match will be played in Budapest, from 21.00
Second preliminary round of the Europa League
Thursday: Corvinul Hunedoara – Rijeka (Croatia)
The match will be played in Sibiu, from 21.00
August 1: Rijeka – Corvinul Hunedoara 21.00
Second preliminary round of the Conference League
Thursday: CFR Cluj – Neman Grodno (Belarus) 20.30
August 1: Neman Grodno – CFR Cluj
The match will be played in Gyor (Hungary), from 21.00
Thursday: Maribor (Slovenia) – Craiova University 21.15
August 1: University of Craiova – Maribor 20.00
