Article by Sergiu Alexandru – published on Friday, May 16, 2025, 07:11 / Updated on Friday, May 16, 2025 07:25
Superliga champion for the second year in a row, FCSB has won title and prepares to participate again In the UEFA Champions League preliminaries. And MM Stoica analyzed the potential of the red-blue.
FCSB will be the series head in the first two tours, which means that it will have adversaries at hand, while the mission is complicated from the round.
How Mihai Stoica sees the FCSB route in the UEFA Champions League: “Play-off means 4-5 million euros”
“It is very important that in round 1 you have an opponent to mean an training match. How was it last year. What would I choose in round 2? Lincoln. What do I choose? I choose TNS or Lincoln.
And in round 3 there are big differences between teams. One is to play against Copenhagen or Red Star and others is to play with the others. Maccabi has not yet taken the title, but suffers. I saw the people from Slovan last year, they played very well. I say who I would not want, Copenhagen and Red Star. Maccabi Tel Aviv seems more accessible and does not play at home. It's a big disadvantage for them. And Qarabag seems accessible.
Let's do an exercise. If instead of playing in the Europa League group, winning the Europa League play-off, we would play there by losing the Champions League play-off, then we would take 5-6 million euros.
You may take more money than if you play in the Champions League. You take more money from UCL, but don't make points. We thought it might be good in lecture, you make more points because they are weaker teams. But in this season I was in the Europa League.
There's a balance in the play-off. And the teams that are not series leaders are close to those in the first urn, ”Mihai Stoica told Primasport.
What is waiting for FCSB in the Champions League
FCSB will be the series head in round 1. The shooting takes place on June 17, and the matches will be played on July 8/9, respectively 15/16 July. The champion of Romania will be in the ballot box, and, on a simulation made by the basis of how the European rankings show at the moment, the opponent will decide between:
- Inter club d'Acaldes
- Sknedija
- Levadia Tallin
- Dinamo Minsk
- Milsami Orhei
- Kairat Almaty
- FC Noah
- Dudelange
- Iberia 1999
- Víkingur
- Shelbourne
- Rrogozhine Egg
- Birkirkara
- Virtus
In the next round, the Romanian champion will be a series head again. The shooting is made on June 18, and the matches are played on July 22/23, respectively July 29/30. They will be stronger opponents, but Normally, FCSB cannot be confused.
- Zalgiris
- Pafos
- RFS Riga
- Zrinjski Mostar
- LINCOL RED IMPS
- Kups Kuopio
- The New Saints
- Fc drita
- Breidablik
- Linfield
- Buducnost
- Rakow
In round 3 FCSB will no longer be the series, and will be the second team in the second ballot box. The opponent will be chosen between FC Copenhagen, Red Star, Ferencvaros, Slovan, Qarabag and Ludogoreț. The shooting takes place on July 21, and the matches will be played August 5/6, and the return on August 12.
In the UCL play-off are two scenarios:
- If in round 3 FCSB falls with FC Copenhagen, Star Red or Ferencvaros and qualifies, in the play-off will be the series. And the opponent in the last preliminary tour will be chosen between: Slovan Bratislava, FC Basel, Qarabag, Ludogoreț or Sturm Graz.
- If the FCSB will take place in the 3rd round with Slovan, Qarabag or Ludogoreț and will pass, it will not be a series head in the play-off. In which case the future opponent will be: Bodo/Glimt, FC Copenhagen, Red Star, Ferencvaros or Celtic.
