LIVE Răzvan Lucescu and Ionuț Radu open the qualification play-off round in the Europa League “eighties”
Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5:11 p.m. / Updated Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5:11 p.m.
The Europa League “round of 16” qualification play-off round starts today with 8 games. In this phase of the competition, matches are played in a round-robin format. The first 4 will start at 19:45, while the rest will start at 22:00. All games will be broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro and on TV on Prima Sport and Digi Sport channels.
Răzvan Lucescu, the coach of PAOK Thessaloniki, and Ionuț Radu, the goalkeeper of Celta Vigo, will meet this evening, from 19:45, in Greece. The two Romanians prefaced the game in Thessaloniki.
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Răzvan Lucescu: “Now we have more confidence and a better mentality. Celta have climbed up the table in Spain, it will be a difficult game for both teams. We have to pay attention to every detail”
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Ionut Radu: “I've never played in Greece. It's my first time playing here. These matches motivate me a lot because we live for this. It's our duty, we have to be ready for anything”
The evening will be full of interesting duels. Fenerbahce v Nottingham Forest, Lille v Red Star Belgrade and Celtic v Stuttgart are just some of the most exciting matches on Thursday.
Marius Corbu, the Romanian midfielder transferred this winter to the Hungarians from Ferencvaros, is not on the UEFA team list for the duel with the Bulgarians from Ludogorets.
LIVE 19:45 » PAOK – Celta Vigo
LIVE 19:45 » Fenerbahce – Nottingham Forest
LIVE 19:45 » Brann – Bologna
LIVE 19:45 » Dinamo Zagreb – Genk
LIVE 22:00 » Celtic – Stuttgart
LIVE 22:00 » Ludogorets – Ferencvaros
LIVE 22:00 » Panathinaikos – Viktoria Plzen
LIVE 22:00 » Lille – Red Star Belgrade
