Article by Sergiu Alexandru – published on Thursday, 07 August 2025, 17:12 / Updated Thursday, 07 August 2025 17:14
CFR Cluj and Braga are confronted in the first leg of the Tour 3 of the Europa League preliminaries. The match will be livetext on gsp.ro, and on TV the match will be the first sport 1 and Digi Sport 1
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After eliminating Paksi and Lugano, CFR Cluj is now over a much more complicated opponent, Braga. The Portuguese come from the position of series head, and for them it will be the second double in the European cups this season, eliminating Levski in the previous round.
CFR Cluj – Braga, live from 19:30
CFR Cluj – Braga, probable teams
CFR Cluj: Hindrich – Bosec, Bolgado, M. Ilie, Camora – Korenica, Djokovic, Fică – Nkololo, L. Munteanu, Postolachi
reserves: Micai, Gal, Abeid, Sinyan, Kresic, Kun, Deac, Badamosi, Gjorgjevski, Mensah
Absent: Simao, Păun, Muhar, Emerllahu (injured)
Coach: Dan Petrescu
Braga: Hornicek – Vitor Carvalho, Oliveira, Niakate, LaGerbiel – Dorgeles, Moutinho, Gorby – Horta, Fernandes, Zalazar Martines
Reserves: Arrey-Mbi, Bellaarouch, Da Rocha, El Ouazzani, Moscardo, Gharbi, Gomez, Lelo, Navarro, Rodriguez, SA, Vidigal
Coach: Carlos Vicens
Stadium: CFR Cluj
Referee: Elchin Masiyev // Assistants: Elshad Abdullayev, Fenvin Talibov
Lime referee: Cesar Soto Grado // Assistant lime: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
What Dan Petrescu said before CFR Cluj – Braga
This is the first with the most difficult opponent. I think of their transfer period. They took players from Barcelona by 15 million. Have taken loan from and Celtic. 30 million in transfers. The holders are about 90 million. We cannot compare in any way with this club, but miracles have happened in Cluj. We have to do wonders in these 8 days to move on. I am aware and I think players. In the championship we do not go through a good time. In the European Cups we did our job, in the championship.
It would have been good for them to have not even played these two matches with Levski. They have a coach from Manchester City who has been with Guardiola for 4 years. You can see his hand, you can see that he is trying to play the same football, possession. Have players to do that. Our advantage is that we play at home, but also the fact that they didn't play too many matches. In Europe I looked good at home. Let's be realists, a clear favorite is the braga.
– Dan Petrescu
