Craiova University Basakșehir also meet tonight, from 20:30, in the return of the Conference League play-off. The match is LiveText on GSP.ro and live at Digi Sport 1 and the first sport 1. In the tour, in Istanbul, the Oltenians defeated 2-1.
The full program of the Conference League play-off
Craiova is on the verge of a premiere participation in the unique group of an European interclub competition and is favorite in the return with Bașakșehir, after winning the first leg with 2-1.
Craiova University – Bașakșehir, live from 20:30
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Craiova University – Bașakșehir, start teams
Craiova University (3-5-2): Isenko – Romanchuk, Screciu Badelj – Mora, Presil, Băluță, Cicâldău, Bancu – Al Hamlawi, Baiaram
Coach: Mirel Rădoi
Istanbul Bașakșehir (4-3-3): Babacan – Ebolele, Ba, Opoku, Opere – Omur Ergun, B. Ozdemir, Miguel Crespo – Shomurodov, Selke, Brnic
Coach: Cagdaș Atan
Stadium: “Ion Oblemenco”
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
ASSISTANT: Sven Waschitzki, Tobias Fritsch (both Germany)
Reserve referee: Tobias Reichel (Germany)
Lime referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)
Assistant lime: Katrin Faalski (Germany)
UPDATE 19:15 »Gică Craioveanu, before the match:” We beat 2-1, from two autogols “
“Let's surprise them by attitude! If we have the attitude in the tour, I am sure we will qualify. I say we will win with 2-1, from two autogols. The public returned to the team, this is important. I hope the players realize where they arrived,” was the exhortation of Gică Craioveanu, with one hour and a quarter before the match.
UPDATE 18:55 »Turks arrived in hell
Two coaches brought the players from Basaksehir, who came escorted by a police car. Several fans of Craiova greeted the Turks with vuvuzes and whistles.
The Craiovans who had come to intimidate Bașakșehir's players broke out when the university bus appeared at the stadium. All Rădoi's players were frantically applauded while heading to the locker rooms, the thickness of the applause going to Stefan Baiaram, the new child of the banks. About 25-30 Olteni fans came to the bus to mobilize the players.
UPDATE 18:45 »Gică Craioveanu arrived in Banie
The Oltenians announced another important presence in Banie. Gică Craioveanu was photographed on the stadium.
Gică Craioveanu / PHOTO: Facebook
UPDATE 18:00 »Mihai Bobonete, special guest on” Ion Oblemenco “
Those at Craiova University announced on social networks that Mirel Rădoi's boys will be supported by Mihai Bobonete, the actor from Craiova. The actor appeared 3 hours before the beginning.
Mihai Bobonete, present at Craiova University – Bașakșehir / Photo: Facebook
UPDATE 15:05 »Sold -Out at Craiova University – Bașakșehir: How many spectators will be at the match
Bania vibrates before return with Basakșehir. The supporters want to be small, with great near the people of Mirel Rădoi, especially since the University of Craiova is close to a first qualification in a European group since promoting in Liga 1, in 2014.
From the information of the Sports Gazette, the return with Bașakșehir is sold-out. No less than 27,500 spectators are expected tonight in the stands of the “Ion Oblemenco” arena. There would have been more if the Turkish guests had accessed the 1,500 tickets that were made available to them, only that, a sign that they do not believe in qualification, they bought until this hour only 28!
Hello is announced on “Oblemenco” / Photo: Ionuț Iordache (GSP)
UPDATE 15:00 »Ștefan Baiaram is not admirable for return with Bașakșehir
At the conference preceding the match, Rădoi still hoped to use Stefan Baiaram, one of the important people of the Jews on the offensive. But as the Sports Gazette anticipated, Baiaram is not fit after the injury suffered on the left knee in the match in the championship with Oil (2-0) and will not take place, most likely, on the bench.
UPDATE 14:45 »Be 10 again, Mirel!
The tonight match has special implications for Mirel Rădoi, Being a defining exam for Mirel Rădoi, whose performances have been expected after the moment U21.
With a possible qualification in Group XXL in the Conference League and Pole Position to conquer the title along with white-blue, Mirel Rădoi could finally go to the next level, confirming the forecasts that football people made about it since 2019.
Between Mirel Rădoi and the qualification in the group of conference League there is an opponent in Turkey, as in the summer of 2008, when footballer Rădoi was about to tick a resounding performance. Mirel was imperial in the return of Ghencea, concluded 2-2, reach the perfection: the newspaper granted note 10 – a rarity – for the way the red -blue captain evolved in front of Galata.
I have emotions and feel pressure. It's not just about me; If it were just about me, things would have been simpler. We are talking about the involvement of the shareholders and their money, about the 30,000 supporters and their investment, about the future and careers of the players, all of them are not about me, but by them.
It is normal to feel responsibility and I hope that these emotions will be beneficial, so as to convey to the players the motivation and calm for the match.
Part of the motivation will come from the stakes of the match and the presence of the supporters, but I have to give them the necessary support, because the match will not be easy to manage. I am sure that the supporters will encourage the team from the first to the last minute and that the players will give the best, regardless of whether we qualify or not.
– Mirel Rădoi, Craiova University coach
Craiova University – Bașakșehir, the most interesting information
- Craiova has three consecutive victories in all competitions. Mirel Rădoi's students did not lose any match in the Romanian Superliga. With six victories and an equal in seven stages, the University leads the Romanian ranking. The victory in the tour with Basakșehir was the first success achieved in the European cups this season, after the failures with Sarajevo (1-2) and Trnava (1-4 in 90 minutes, 3-4 after extensions).
- Craiova University can be premiered for the European preliminaries from returning to the continental competitions in the 2017/'18 season. “Juvetii” were the closest in 2021, when they lost on penalties with Hapoel Beer Sheva in the Conference League play-off.
- Bașakșehir made his European debut in the 2015/'16 season and was a constant present in all three European competitions. The Istanbul club has reached the Europa League groups twice, once in the Champions League and in two lines in Conference League. Bașakșehir also played in the Conference League League phase last season. The Turks had a victory, three draws and two defeats. Bașakșehir finished 26th and missed the European spring.
