Live FCSB-U Cluj, duel in the 3rd stage of the Superligi Play-off

After a victory and an equal in the first two matches in the play-off, FCSB is on the second place, on a par with Craiova University (32 points). With a victory, the red-blue team will become a leader, at least until the match between Olteni and CFR Cluj (Monday).

On the other side, U Cluj is on 4, with 29 points. And seeks victory to get closer to the first places.

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FCSB – U Cluj, Start teams

FCSB (4-2-3-1): Târnovanu – V. Crețu, Ngezana, M. Popescu, Radunovic – Chiricheș, Alhassan – Miculescu, Cisotti, M. Toma – Bîrligaa
Reserves: Zima, Tanase, Oct. Popescu, Kiki, Ștefănescu, Edjoa, Cercel, Băluță, Musi, Gele, Gheorghiță, Al. Stoian
Absent: Olaru, Pantea, Sut, Dawa, Fl. Tanase (injured)
Coach: Elias Charalambous

• It is a return of Octavian Popescu to FCSB, the first time in the champion group, since November. The red-blue decar was injured, and this evening returns to the team and could receive minutes;

• Baba Alhassan is rewarded for the execution of the derby of Romania, when he scored the Victoria's goal with Dinamo (2-1) after a sensational shot at the win. The footballer was preferred to Vlad Chiricheș. Ghaneza was no holder on February 23, 2-1 with Dinamo, when he restored equality.

U Cluj (4-3-1-2): Gertmonas – Boboc, Masoero, Artean, Chipciu – G. Simion, Codrea, Silaghi – Nistor Macalou, Thiam
reserves: Lefter, Oancea, Mitrea, Oaid, Duck, Factory, Bota, Betareb, Mirayan, Blănuță
Absent: I. Cristea, van der Werff, Bic (injured), ov. Popescu (uncertain)
Coach Ioan Ovidiu Sabău

• Vladislav Blănuță decided Derby de Cluj, U – CFR (1-0), but did not catch the first 11! Ioan Ovidiu Sabău decided to start on the offensive with Thiam and Macalou. The fur will enter the course.

Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs // Assistants: Ferencz Tunyogi, Alexandru Corb
Var Referee: Sorin Costreie // Assistant Var: Marcel Bîrsan

UPDATE 20:05 »Players of the two teams went out on the lawn

The footballers from FCSB and U Cluj came out on the lawn to get the first contact with the national arena and inspect the playing surface. Dressed in the costume, Neluțu Sabău's students were seen while photographing the largest stadium in the country.

UPDATE 19:45 »FCSB arrived at the stadium

An hour and a half before the start of the match, the players from FCSB arrived at the National Arena. Some fans waited for the footballers of the Romanian champion at the bus. Mihai Stoica, the chairman of the board of directors, was seen watching the match Parma – Inter.

UPDATE »David Miculescu and Darius Olaru prefaced the duel with U Cluj

We hope that this year we will become champions. I remember how last season, when I played in Conference League, I didn't go so well in the championship. It was hard, I was playing from 3 to 3 days. This season – I talked to a few colleagues – it's unexpected

– David Miculescu

It was a pretty long time, with many matches, but I believe in my colleagues, that they have the power to further achieve good results. In the play-off, the first 3-4 stages are very difficult. This is where the difference is made. From the first 3-4 matches we will figure out who is beating at the championship

– Darius Olaru

UPDATE »GSP live especially before FCSB – U Cluj

The special GSP Live edition returns this evening, from 8:45 pm, on the occasion of the match between FCSB and U Cluj. Mihai Mironică will have as guest Răzvan Stanca, former goalkeeper at FCSB, respectively Adrian Falub, former coach at U Cluj. The show can be followed on the website www.gsp.ro, on the Facebook page of the Sports Gazette, on the YouTube channel, but also on Tiktok.

UPDATE »Great Lot problems at U Cluj

Radu Constanta, the president of U Cluj, announced before the match with players of Ioan Ovidiu Sabău's team will be absent at the confrontation in the Capital.

And before the match with CFR Cluj we had problems. We have now, Cristea, Bic and Van der Werff, who came out with CFR, all have problems. Ovidiu Popescu is also missing for a longer period. In the defensive area we are quite bad. Bic could be a solution for the stop, but we don't have it either.

We have two central defenders in the lot, but I don't know what the team will look like. I do not know how Neluțu Sabău will approach the match of tomorrow. With CFR he played central defender artean. We have Masoero and Bogdan Mitrea.

I do not know if the chances decrease considerably, but it is clear that we leave with a disability. The goal is the podium, it is not easy, but we hope. There are 3 strong teams above us but if we accumulate points, I think we can be able to be there

– Radu Constanta, at the show “Football Club”, from Digi Sport.

UPDATE »Tony goes on FCSB's hand in this play-off

Tony Da Silva (44 years old), a contract free coach at this time, prefaced the 3 matches of Round 3 of the Superligi play-off. As for tonight's duel, Tony sees a champion success. He says Becali's team will take the title this season.

UPDATE »Controversial delegations to FCSB – U Cluj! »3 months ago cause a huge scandal after a red-blue match

Szabolcs Kovacs was chosen to arbitrate the match on the National Arena. The brother of Istvan Kovacs will be helped by the “advisers” Ferencz Tunyogi and Alexandru Corb. Sorin Costreie and Marcel Bîrsan will be in the Var room. It is for the first time this season when the referee in Carei arbitrates what at the center on FCSB.

In a match played on January 26, in round 23, FCSB defeated on the land of UTA Arad with a score of 1-0. The only goal of the match had been scored by Florin Tanase, from the penalty. The punishment blow had been obtained by Alexandru Musi, in a duel with Damien Dusaut.

Then, at the center was Viorel Flueran, who initially did not dictate a penalty, but changed his decision after being called to the Szabolcs Kovacs monitor. The Aradians harshly condemned the decision to grant a penalty at the respective phase, especially through the voice of the technician Mircea Rednic, who called the “prisoners” to FCSB.

After 3-3 with Rapid and 2-1 with Dinamo, FCSB has 32 points, as well as the leader of Craiova University. But the red-blue band can take advantage of the fact that the Oltenians play on the field of CFR Cluj, the team from 3rd place (30 points) .u Cluj comes after 1-0 with CFR Cluj in the last stage and a 0-3 with Craiova University in the first stage of the play-off. It has 29 points, and with a victory it is closer to the first places.

The hottest statistics before FCSB – U Cluj

• November 21, 2024, FC Botosani-FCSB 1-0 was the only defeat suffered by red-blue in the last 26 matches played in the championship, the rest 15 successes and 10 equal results.
• Only a victory succeeded in the Transylvanians in the previous seven movements from Superliga, 1-0 with Steel (February 21, 2025), in the rest three draws and three lost parties.
• 16 goals scored Bucharest in the first 30 minutes, most of all competitors.
• 20 goals from fixed phases have scored the “red hats” in the current edition, 1st place in this chapter.
• FCSB ended the previous round with the best defense in the championship, only 28 goals scored.
• On the goal of the Gate of Cluj, the most shots were drawn in the first two stages of the play-off-17.
• 25 goals scored David Miculescu in the 170 matches played on the first stage, of which with the head (three in 2024/25). Effective in the air game proved to be Vladislav Blănuţă, the peak of the Transylvanian students being the best scorer in the current edition, four successes.
• The Bucharest people have won five of the last 10 direct duels in the championship, an interval in which the Clujians went into account, and four other games ended in a draw.
• The last victory checked by Transylvanians: October 31, 2022, Cluj-FCSB University 2-1.
• The most recent direct dispute in Superliga: November 10, 2024, Cluj-FCSB University 1-2, goals scored by Vladislav Blănuţă, respectively Daniel Bîrliga-double.
• As a coach, Ioan Ovidiu Sabău met the red-blue group in the championship 19 times, the record of the current technician of Cluj students comprising four victories, five equality results and ten defeats.