Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Thursday, January 22, 2026 10:33 p.m. / Updated Friday, January 23, 2026 12:03 a.m.
In the first half of the match Dinamo Zagreb – FCSB 4-1from the Europa League, Daniel Bîrligea saw a yellow card and will be suspended for the last group stage, with Fenerbahce (January 29, 22:00). The “peak” of the red-blues put the ball into the goal a quarter of an hour away.
For the striker from FCSB, it was the 3rd yellow card this Europa League season. He had also received a warning with Basel, score 1-3, and with Bologna, score 1-2.
Daniel Bîrligea, suspended at FCSB – Fenerbahce
Thus, for the accumulation of yellow cards, Bîrligea will watch the match with Fener from the National Arena. The match with Dinamo Zagreb may be his last in this European season, if FCSB will not manage a miraculous qualification in the play-off for the “eighties”.
With Dinamo Zagreb, Bîrligea received a “yellow” for a foul on Misic in the opposing box. “Central” Sander van der Eijk did not forgive the red-blue striker in the 25th minute.
After 16 minutes, the striker scored, reducing the gap with a superb shot after dribbling past Dominguez. FCSB will approach the decisive match for qualification without the goal scorer from Zagreb.
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The game in Croatia was the 6th for Bîrligea in the single Europa League group. He scored two goals. In the preliminaries EL has 4 matches, 3 goals scored and two assists in the account. In the UCL preliminaries he played one match and provided an assist.
The starting teams at Dinamo Zagreb – FCSB
Dinamo Zagreb (4-2-3-1): Filipovic – Galesic, Dominguez, McKenna, Goda – Misic, Zajc – Bakrar, Ljubicic, Hoxha – Beljo
reserves: Nevistic, Kulenovic, Mikic, Mudrazija, Perez Vinlof, Soldo, Stojkovic, Theophile-Catherine, Topic, C. Varela, Vidovic, Villar
Coach: Mario Kovacevic
FCSB (4-2-3-1): Târnovanu – Graovac, Dawa, Ngezana, Radunovic – Lixandru, Alhassan – Miculescu, Olaru, Cisotti – Bîrligea
reserves: Zima, Udrea – Crețu, Toma, Oct. Popescu, Thiam, Pantea, Politic, Alibec
Coach: Elias Charalambous
Europa League standings
