Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Monday, 26 January 2026, 07:32 / Updated on Monday, 26 January 2026 07:32
FCSB – CFR Cluj 1-4. Former international Ilie Dumitrescu (57 years old) analyzed the match at the National Arena. In his view, the team coached by Elias Charalambous no longer has any chance of winning the championship, but still remains involved in the fight for play-off qualification.
On Sunday, the students trained by Daniel Pancu achieved a vital success in the perspective of presence in the Top 6. The Transylvanian players prevailed in the derby and are once again dreaming with open eyes of a goal that seemed extremely far away.
Ilie Dumitrescu, after FCSB – CFR Cluj: “I want to see a reaction”
Ilie Dumitrescu claims FCSB need to get a good result for Fenerbache on Thursday in their final Europa League main group game.
He would like Charalambous' students to recover, otherwise the play-off will not be so spectacular.
“He has no chance for the title anymore. In the play-offs, yes. This moment has to be managed, it's complicated for both players and coaches. Support is needed from Gigi and MM.
A positive result with Fenerbahce would be a great thing. It happened with Feyenoord before. I want to see a reaction, Tănase will probably come back as well. I think they should fix these defensive deficiencies on the fly“, explained Ilie Dumitrescu, according to digisport.ro.
The Romanian champion has become unrecognizable this season and is only in 11th position, with 31 points after 23 stages, 5 behind U Cluj, the last play-off place holder.
In front of her are teams such as Farul Constanța, CFR Cluj, Oțelul Galați and UTA Arad.
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