Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Saturday, 23 May 2026 22:56 / Updated Saturday, 23 May 2026 23:03
Zeljko Kopic (48 years old), Dinamo's coach, drew conclusions after the unimportant draw for the ranking on Saturday evening, from Cluj, score 1-1, from the last stage of the play-off.
With the team in 4th place at the end of the season, the Croatian, the craftsman of Dinamo's results, now wants to go to the next level and take the formation from Stefan cel Mare to the European cups. Next week he will have this chance, in the play-off with the winner of the FCSB – FC Botoșani match, for the last Conference League ticket.
Kopic does not have any specific preference regarding the opponent and is just waiting to see the match on Sunday evening, from Bucharest, the semi-final of the pool, especially since he has not analyzed the two groups since the team he leads entered the play-offs.
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The play-off final for the Conference League will take place on May 29, from 20:30, at the “Arcul de Triumf” stadium
Zeljko Kopic's reaction before the tie for Europe
“I look at the positives tonight, the mentality we showed, the maturity we had. Everything is fine.
Mihnea Toader made her debut. Everything related to the analysis and preparation of the next season will start after the play-off match. I said before, I'm focused on Dinamo, on the play-off match and then it remains to be seen, we'll sit, discuss and decide the future.
It doesn't matter who we play against, it won't be an easy game, everyone will want to fight for Europe. I want to see tomorrow's match, how the teams look, I haven't seen them since the beginning of the season, it doesn't matter the opponent, we will try to overcome our limits and play as well as possible to win this tie”, said Zeljko Kopic after the match on Saturday night, on the show “Fotbal Show”, from Prima Sport.
