Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Thursday, 29 January 2026, 23:39 / Updated on Thursday, 29 January 2026 23:50
FCSB – Fenerbahce. There was a scandal at the break of the match at the National Arena, between FCSB and Fenerbahce, from the last stage of the single Europa League group. With the score 1-0 for the Turks, the nerves gave way when entering the locker room, and the situation quickly degenerated, with Elias Charalambous in the foreground.
The calm Elias Charalambous lives in maximum tension at FCSB. Two days after insulting his challengers, he lost his temper again.
Fenerbahce opened the scoring in the 18th minute, and after that moment, FCSB created at least four big chances to get back into the match. He didn't do it, however, and nerves were at their highest when entering the locker room.
The images captured from the locker room area at the National Arena showed several officials from the entourage of the two teams involved in an aggressive exchange of words, at which point the situation escalated. It got to the point.
PHOTO. General altercation at the break of the match FCSB – Fenerbahce, with Charalambous in the front line!
In the foreground at the tense moment after the break was Elias Charalambous, the FCSB technician, extremely nervous, hardly controlled by the stewards.
Law enforcement promptly intervened and after a few seconds separated the parties, before the situation degenerated, after which the representatives of the two teams retreated to the dressing rooms.
Dawa, Zima and Udrea, reserve players for this match, were also seen in the middle of the scandal, as well as Fenerbahce's starting goalkeeper Ederson and stopper Soyuncu, according to images provided by digisport.ro.
The situation calmed down after 15 minutes of the break, and upon returning from the cabins, Charalambous went to the Fenerbahce team and shook hands with the opponents.
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It's the second time in just days when Charalambous loses his temper, it's a clear sign that the situation is extremely tense in the team.
At the press conference preceding the game with Fenerbahce, he raged in front of the journalists: “The only difference is that now we don't win and when you don't win, the parrots start jumping again. I don't care, you know me. They can say what they want. Elias is very strong and they can hit and sing what they want. I know who they are and I don't care what they say and what stories they invent every day,” he said.
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