Rayo Vallecano, in the Conference League round of eight » Andrei Rațiu is announced as the starter
Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6:04 p.m. / Updated Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6:05 p.m.
Samsunspor hosts the round of 16 leg of the Conference League against Rayo Vallecano. The match in which Andrei Rațiu is announced as the starter for the Iberian team starts at 19:45 and can be watched liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Prima Sport 3.
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The match will be refereed by the Romanian “central” Marian Barbu
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The winning team will face the winner of the “double” between Celje and AEK Athens in the quarter-finals
Samsunspor – Rayo Vallecano, probable teams
Samsunspor: Kocuk – Yuksel, Satka, Van Drongelen, Tomasson – Makoumbou, Ntcham – Mendes, Holse, Ndiaye – Marius
Coach: Thorsten Fink
Rayo Vallecano: Batalla – Rațiu, Lejeune, N. Mendy, Pacha – O. Valentin, Ciss – Akhomach, Palazon, F. Perez – J. de Frutos
Coach: Inigo Perez
Samsunspor finished the group stage in 12th place with 10 points. In the play-off, the Turkish team beat Shkendija in a double leg, 5-0 overall. On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano qualified directly for the quarter-final stage after finishing 5th at the end of the single group.
Andrei Rațiu played in all 6 group matches and scored a goal in the draw with Hacken in the second stage, score 2-2. The Romanian international then entered the field in the 81st minute, with the score 2-1 for the Swedes, and scored the equalizing goal in the 90th+13th minute, from a penalty kick.
In La Liga, Andrei Rațiu scored 24 matches and managed 3 decisive assists, one each in the victories against Real Sociedad (1-0) and Atletico Madrid (3-0) and in the draw with Betis (1-1).
