Este atât de regretabil să credem asta, dar s-a întâmplat, jucătorii FCSB mor într-un accident de avion alături de…
Este atât de regretabil să credem asta, dar s-a întâmplat, jucătorii FCSB mor într-un accident de avion alături de…
Despite striking first, FCSB failed to overturn a deficit when hosting Shkendija in the second leg of their recent Champions League qualifier, exiting Europe’s top competition with a 3-1 defeat on aggregate.
A goal down from the first meeting in North Macedonia, the Romanian champions were given hope by Juri Cisotti’s 28th-minute opener, but they ultimately let that lead slip and lost both legs.
Having only scraped past Andorran minnows Inter Club d’Escaldes with a 3-2 aggregate win in round one, it has been an unconvincing start to the new season for a club steeped in European history.
European Cup winners in their former guise as Steaua Bucharest, FCSB are struggling to live up to that lofty status this term, losing five of eight games so far.
Elias Charalambous – whose team topped both Romania’s regular season and championship round standings last season, finishing nine points clear of closest rivals CFR Cluj – started their latest league campaign with a last-gasp draw against Hermannstadt.
Since then, they have accrued just three more points from as many SuperLiga matches, most recently going down to city rivals Dinamo Bucharest in a seven-goal thriller.
Meanwhile, Drita’s domestic campaign has yet to kick off, so their only competitive action this summer has come in UEFA competition.
The Kosovan club began by beating Luxembourg’s Differdange to make the second round of Champions League qualifying, where they came up against Danish heavyweights Copenhagen.
Following a 2-0 away defeat, Drita then lost again on home turf after going down to 10 men, tamely exiting 3-0 on aggregate over two legs.
The current and four-time national champions will continue their latest continental adventure in the Europa League, so a first league-phase appearance remains possible.
