LIVE. Dinamo – Fast, total derby, at maximum intensity

Dinamo – Rapid is playing at a very good time for both rivals.

Which raises the stakes for tonight's clash, from 20:30, at the National Arena, where it will be an electrifying battle in front of tens of thousands of fans.

Dinamo – Rapid, starting teams:

Dinamo: Epassy – Sivis, Boateng, Stoinov, Opruț – Milanov, Gnahore, Cîrjan – Armstrong, A. Pop – Musi
reserves: Roșca, Karamoko, Tabuncic, Perica, Bordușanu, Cr. Mihai, Kyriakou, Caragea, Toader, Soro, Bărbulescu, Mărginean
Coach: Zeljko Kopic

Alexandru Musi, injured in the last match of the youth national team, has recovered and is the starter in the “dogs” attack. Alex Pop starts in the top position, while Perica and Karamoko are on the bench.

Rapid: Aioani – Manea, Pașcanu, Kramer, Badescu – K. Keita, Gojkovic, Christensen – Dobre, Koljic, Petrila
reserves: Stolz, Bolgado, Braun, Onea, Hromada, Vulturar, Grameni, R. Pop, Micovschi, Baroan, Jambor
Coach: Costel Gâlcă

Stadium National Arena
Referee Marian Barbu (Făgăraş). ASSISTANT Marius Marica (Bistrita), George Neacșu (Cîmpulung Muscel)
VAR referee Cătălin Popa (Pitesti). Assistant VAR Sebastian Gheorghe (Suceava)

UPDATE. 19:25: Dynamovists and rapidists sit together

At Tribuna 1, supporters of both teams are scattered. They have t-shirts or scarves with the team they support.

UPDATE. 19:20: Dinamo and Rapid inspect the turf at the National Arena

The two teams went out to inspect the turf. The speedsters were cursed profusely the moment they made their appearance on the field.

UPDATE. 19:15: Dinamo arrived at the stadium for the match with Rapid

“On them, on them boys”. With a slight delay, most likely caused by traffic, the Dynamo players made their appearance at the stadium an hour and a quarter before the start of the game. More than 70-80 supporters were waiting for them. Musi and Cîrjan, acclaimed, Gnahore asked for photos by the young supporters of Dinamo

UPDATE. 19:00: Alex Dobre, cursed profusely when he arrived at the National Arena

Alex Dobre, who cursed Dinamo after the last championship match, was enemy number one when the Giulești team arrived at the National Arena. “Why did you swear at me, Dinamo?”was heard, among the apostrophes of the Dynamo fans.

UPDATE. 18:30: The gallery of those from Rapid started in Corteo towards the National Arena

Approximately 1,500 rapidist supporters gathered at Piața Muncii to leave in a procession to the National Arena. They started at 18:30. Liviu Ungurean, the leader of the gallery, returns to the stadium after a break of a year and a half. Fans shouted his name and some of them hugged him. “My legs got soft,” he said.

Antonio Sefer, the former Rapid player, was also among the supporters.

UPDATE. 18:25: Rigorous checks at the National Arena before Dinamo – Rapid

The Gendarmerie performs checks on vehicles that enter the National Arena, as was the case with a car that brought a group of sprinters. The sticks on which the Giulestani ultras will wrap their flags are also checked. The gates of the Arena opened at 18:30.

UPDATE: 18:20: The scenography of Dinamo is ready

Peluza Cătălin Hîldan prepared a spectacular moment for tonight's derby. Black, yellow, white and red patches can be seen on the first ring of the lawn.

UPDATE. 18:00: Rapidists begin to gather in an organized group at Piața Muncii

GSP.ro reporters have arrived at the stadium and are transmitting the most important information. If the rapidists begin to gather in an organized group at Piața Muncii, from where they will march to the Arena, the dynamists, tonight's hosts, let themselves wait for now.

In the yard of the arena, however, the last organizational details are being worked out. Several representatives of the Gendarmerie organized a mini-meeting before the match considered to be a high-risk one, while the fire engines take their usual place in the stadium.

UPDATE. 17:10: Rapid announced the team for the derby with Dinamo

As they usually do on the day of each match, the team from Giulești announced through a post the team with which they will attack the match.

“Andrei Borza, Denis Ciobotariu, Gabriel Gheorghe, Drilon Hazrollaj, Cristian Ignat, Borisav Burmaz and ⁠Diogo Mendes are unavailable,” announced the speedsters.

Rapid announced the team for the derby with Dinamo

Rapid team for the match with Dinamo:

• Goalkeepers: Aioani, Stolz

• defense: Badescu, Braun, Manea, Pașcanu, Bolgado, Kramer, Onea

• midfielders: Christensen, Grameni, K. Keita, Gojkovic, Hromada, Vulturar

• Strikers: Baroan, Jambor, Micovschi, R. Pop, Dobre, Koljic, Petrila

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Dinamo – Rapid, total derby, at maximum intensity on the National Arena

Zeljko Kopic, 48, has made the fans of the “dogs” dream that they can play in European cups again, that they can issue claims on the podium and even fight for the title!

9 stagesconsecutive without failure, Dinamo collected 6 wins and 3 draws

Costel Gâlcă, 53 years old, made Rapid a team subscribed to the high positions in the ranking, and the people from Giulești have the same claims as their rivals from Ștefan cel Mare. They want to fight to win the championship again. To be in the European cups again.

What Zeljko Kopic said before Dinamo – Rapid:

“Both teams are doing well, both deserve support. I expect a good game, my team will do everything right. We have to be better than them to win the game. I feel the support of the fans all the time, we are happy with the period we are going through, the fans feel it and for sure they will fully support us in the game.

Musi is feeling better, we'll see. It's been a while since the injury. We will see if he will be fit for this match, if not, he will be available for the next one.

It's a derby, there are always special emotions, expectations. There are 3 points at stake, there are still many games until the end of the regular season. Every match is difficult. We don't want to talk about other teams or other results, we don't focus on the position in the table, the important thing is that we are a play-off team.

We are happy that we have many players who develop in the national teams, it is important for the progress of the club. Sometimes there are problems, either with injuries or late returns from nationals, but that's the situation.

Dobre is a very good player. His career has been on a continuous rise, last season he was very good, he scored 7 goals and now he already has 7. He is in excellent form,” said Kopic.

What Costel Gâlcă said before Dinamo – Rapid: “The team is the secret weapon”

“We expect a nice match for every supporter. I think all the players want to enter from the first minute. We want to make a perfect match. Dinamo is in a very good shape, a team with quality, which tries to impose its game in every match.

An aggressive team, we need to have the intelligence to counter this play and take advantage of the spaces it leaves. We must have inspiration in front of goal. I don't think there is a favorite, regardless of the place in the ranking.

We know the ambitions, the history of the clubs, whoever will be more focused, braver, I think will win the match. In general, we try to impose our game. Opponents are more concerned with our game than theirs, but they have quality players, which they showed last year. We hope to prevail in this game.

For me, all the matches are important, we have to win them all. That's why we're here, because we've had a pretty good run. For us, the team is the secret weapon. We have to look good as a team. It is important to have a clear game idea as a team.

Naturally, Dobre is not happy that he did not get the national team. He is a guy who came with a very good attitude, he still wants to prove that he wants to be in the national team. It will certainly be a derby in the stands as well. The tickets were sold very quickly, we want to make the fans happy, both as a game and as a result”, said Costel Gâlcă, at ​​the press conference.

The most interesting information about Dinamo – Rapid

• Dynamo are undefeated in the last nine stages, during which they recorded six successes and three draws.

• March 8, 2025, Hermannstadt-Rapid 1-0 was the last defeat suffered by Giulești in the championship as visitors. Five wins and six draws followed on the opposing field.

• Both teams scored in 11 of the 12 legs. In the defensive section, Dinamo collected six games without conceding a goal, and Rapid five games.

• Two players from the two groups are integralists: Kennedy Boateng, respectively Kader Keita

The two teams have met in the main domestic competition 119 times, 50 times the hosts won this round, 41 times Rapid prevailed, and another 28 games ended in a draw.

• Records with Dinamo host: 59 games – 29 Dinamo wins – 14 draws – 16 Rapid successes.

• The first confrontation took place on September 9, 1948, Dinamo-CFR Bucharest 0-1. Ştefan Filotti's goal, in the 60th minute, gave the “red-whites” the first defeat in the history of the club in the Romanian championship. The two teams were coached by Coloman Braun – Dinamo, respectively Petre Steinbach – Rapid.

• The biggest score difference: September 17, 1988, Dinamo-Rapid 6-0 (Cămătaru “double”, Mateuţ, Rednic, Andone, Vaișcovici).

• Dinamo's last win: April 11, 2015, Dinamo-Rapid 2-0.

• The most recent Superliga match: May 12, 2025, Dinamo-Rapid 0-0.