Article by Tudor Belivaca – published on Sunday, July 06, 2025, 15:54 / Updated Sunday, July 6, 2025 15:54
Emil Săndoi (60 years old), the Romanian coach, spoke about the chances of qualifying the Romanian teams in the European Cups groups.
Emil Sandoi is of the opinion that at least two teams from the 4 teams involved in the European Cups will have access in the group stage.
Emil Sandoi has an optimistic forecast related to the European cups: “At least two teams will go in groups”
“I say we have more chances now in European cups. In recent years, except for the FCSB, as if we have given failures. We were eliminated quite quickly. We were only through the preliminary tours. It is true, the results are difficult to obtain.
I think this year we will go further. We will be able to beat at the gates of the groups. I don't know if we will succeed with more teams. We must admit, FCSB has a different corridor from the other teams. I think at least two teams will go in groups this year. Give God even more! But I think two would be a progress compared to the past years ”, Emil Săndoi at Sport Total FM.
The FCSB will debut in the preliminaries of the Champions League in front of the champion in Andorra, inter d'Hanges on July 9 in Bucharest. Red-blue have an affordable first opponent. If he passes the band from Andorra, FCSB will play with the winner of The New Saints FC – KF Shkendija. Only in round 3 things get complicated for qualifying in the Champions League, but if it passes the two opponents, FCSB has the place insured in a European competition.
CFR Cluj will begin the qualifications in the Europa League with Paksi. If he passes the band from Hungary, the people of Cluj will play with Lugano, the 4th place in Switzerland and would be closer to a qualification in groups.
Craiova University and Cluj University are the qualified clubs in the preliminaries of Conference League. In order to reach the groups the two teams must win the two preliminary tours plus the qualifying play-off. The Oltenians will go over FK Sarajevo in round 2, while the “red hats” will overcome Ararat-Armenia.
