“I would sign without thinking”

In the 17th minute of the game in Cyprus, Vlad Dragomir shot strongly from 25 meters, and the ball went into the net of the Slavia goal. The Romanian international explained how he thought about shooting from that distance, named his personal goal and talked about Romania's 2026 World Cup tie with Turkey.

Vlad Dragomir wants to return to the Premier League: “If I had an offer, I would sign without thinking”

Vlad Dragomir spent part of his junior year at Arsenal's academy. He failed to make the step up to the senior team and left for Perugia to get minutes.

After the success in the Champions League, Vlad Dragomir announced that he wants to return to the English championship: “Yes, it's a goal to return to England and the Premier League. After the Chelsea game I remembered the atmosphere there and the quality of the players and the high level. If I had an offer from England, I wouldn't think twice”

Vlad Dragomir described his superb success in the Champions League: “I said 'why not?'. They told me it looked like Hagi's execution”

“It certainly remains the most beautiful memory. It was also the first goal in the Champions League. It was a beautiful goal. We won, we had a good match, but we didn't manage to go further.

“I saw that I had space. We try after a rejection at the corner to come with a cross into the box. After the first touch I saw that the opponents were waiting in the box, no one came out, I saw free space and I said «why not?».

Friends and family told me this thing, that it resembles Gheorghe Hagi's goal (no success in Galatasaray – Monaco 3-2, in the year 2000). It is indeed a source of pride. There's no comparison, but it's a pride.” Vlad Dragomir broadcast live on Digi Sport Special.

It's an important experience. Everyone talks about the Champions League as a different competition, where you see teams transform. I felt it on my own skin. Especially with Pafos, because we don't have the best situation in the championship, with teams from Cyprus, which you can't compare with those in the Champions.

We had the Chelsea game after that and we showed that we can keep up with them. I performed well. In the Champions League all players surpass themselves.

–Vlad Dragomir

Vlad Dragomir: “We are all thinking about the dam with Turkey”

Vlad Dragomir also addressed a few words regarding the tie with Turkey for the 2026 World Championship, scheduled for March 26, at Besiktas Park in Istanbul.

“In the national team it's different from the Champions League from what I felt. In the national team you play for your country, for your people, and the pressure is different, even if it's a friendly match. The pressure is much higher at the national level. In the Champions League, especially since we are in Pafos, a small team, for the first time, I felt a little pressure. You think you only have something to gain.

We are all thinking about the play-off match with Turkey, even if we have matches with the club teams. The whole country is preparing for this match. The boys from the national team contacted me after the goal. We congratulate each other because we know we have to be ready for the match against Turkey and you are happy for the others' successes. It also helps you to believe and feel that it is possible.

After the matches we had with Pafos in the Champions League…anything is possible in the draw with Turkey. We've seen small teams go to the giants of Europe and beat them at home. I am not separated from Romanian football. I am quite attentive to him, I have friends here”, Vlad Dragomir told the quoted source.