Article by Daniel Grigore – Published Monday, November 24, 2025, 1:00 p.m. / Updated Monday, November 24, 2025 1:07 p.m.
Gigi Becali, 67, has revealed FCSB's starting line-up for the red-blues' next game on Thursday, November 27, against Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League.
Petrol's draw on Saturday evening, 1-1 in the championship, FCSB will continue to play in Belgrade, with Red Star, in stage 5 of the Europa League group.
3 days before the match, Gigi Becali revealed the formation he will send on the field from the first minute, as well as the reasoning behind it.
Gigi Becali revealed the starting team for Red Star – FCSB: “I'm doing checks”
“We will play with Lixandru and Șut in the middle, with two defenders, to see which of them is better for the championship, so I'm checking now. In the end, you know the team, you don't even have others. And in the attack will be Miculescu, Olaru, Thiam and Bîrligea. Tănase and Cisotti will be rested, I need them in the championship.
Alibec? Alibec will be the starter when Şumi comes to coach us. What are we doing now, are we talking about Alibec? Leave me, me! I don't want to talk about Alibec”, said Becali to fanatik.ro.
So, FCSB's team with Red Star will be: Zima – Pantea, Ngezana, Graovac, Radunovic – Șut, Lixandru – Miculescu, Olaru, Thiam – Bîrligea
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The starting goalkeeper, Ștefan Târnovanu, will serve a suspension after being eliminated from the previous European match, 1-3 against FC Basel.
Gigi Becali: “I'm not really interested in this match anymore”
Asked in a general way about the expectations from the match in Belgrade, the landowner turned his attention to the surgical intervention he underwent the other day:
“I don't know, I don't really care anymore. I had this operation too. It's not easy. Cervical operation, C5-C6. I left the hospital like crazy, signed a release and left, but normally I stay in the hospital for 5 days, not necessarily one night.
Having this surgery too, not easy… You take out a disc between your vertebrae and they put a titanium disc, a foreign body inside you. I left because I'm the lion of lions, but it's cervical surgery, not so easy”.
FCSB won only one match of the top 4 in the Europa League group, having 3 points from a possible total of 12.
