FCSB, formerly Steaua, had a great campaign in the league stage of the Europa League and it seems they are not ready to just say goodbye to the second strongest elite competition.
The Romanian team defeated PAOK in Thessaloniki in the first playoff match, 2:1, and Montenegrin national team player Risto Radunović also had a significant impact on the result.
PAOK was leading through Samata, but at the end of the first half they were left with ten men when Taison received a second yellow card.
The next game saw a turnaround. First, Đorđita equalized, and the Radunović-Java tandem brought a great triumph and brought FCSB closer to reaching the round of 16.
Roma took the lead in Porto with a goal from Dželika, later had trouble defending a 1:1 (Moura equalized) due to Cristante's sending off, but they have a good result ahead of the second leg in the Eternal City.
The problem for Claudio Ranieri is Dybala's injury, who suffered a knee injury and was replaced in stoppage time of the first half.
AZ outclassed Galatasaray in Alkmaar (4:1), while Twente was better than Bode/Glimt 2:1 at home.
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