Gâlcă called the most difficult moment in Rapid

Ashley Davis15/03/2026

0 52 2 minutes read

Rapid – Dinamo 3-2. Costel Gâlcă (54 years old), the coach of Giulești, reacted after the third consecutive success against Zeljko Kopic this season. He took Rapid to first place, but kept his composure.

He is aware that Rapid have a long way to go in the play-offs and was quick to praise his players for coming back twice in this match.

Questioned about the most controversial phase in Rapid – Dinamo, the 2nd goal of the Giulești team scored by Petrila, Gâlcă explained that the second success of the “dogs” had to be canceled due to a possible foul committed by Matteo Duțu in the center of the field.

VIDEO | Costel Gâlcă, statements after Rapid – Dinamo 3-2: “It was a difficult moment when I scored the second goal”

“We are very happy to have won. I have to congratulate the players, because twice we were led. We reacted quite well and in the end we showed that we know how to put pressure on the opposing team. In the previous games it was said that we played too defensively.

We said we really want to win. It was very difficult. They put speed players in front and they didn't come forward like that, they closed the spaces. It wasn't easy, especially since they led twice.

It was a difficult moment when I got the second goal. We were quite set, we knew clearly what we had to do, but we took the goal very quickly.

(no – about the phase of goal 2, scored by Petrila) The ball was no longer controlled by Musi. There was some contact there, but also in their second goal there was a handball on Dutu in midfield. So what can I say?

We want to continue. They are all very close games, because all the teams have shown that they deserve to be here and they are very close in value. They all have a shot at the title and they have to get our attitude.

They have the day off now and they have fully earned it. They were happy and we were all very happy, but we still have nine matches,” said Costel Gâlcă, at the press conference.