On Thursday at 17:55, CFR Cluj will receive in the “Gruia” the visit of the Celtic Glasgow team in a match counting for the last stage of Group E of the Europa League.
It will be for the fourth time in this European season when the two teams will face each other.
Dan Petrescu’s team managed to defeat the Scottish Champions League in the preliminary rounds, after 1-1 in “Gruia” and an incredible 4-3 in his favor in Scotland.
Later on, as you know, CFR Cluj left the Champions League, and was eliminated by Slavia Prague. The fates decided that Dan Petrescu’s band would duel again with Celtic, the two being split into Group E of the Europa League.
The Scots have shown their strength in the Europa League, being the virtual winners of the group, having 13 points after the five stages so far, with four more than CFR Cluj, which is in second place at a distance of three lengths from Lazio. , the band ranked 3rd, the group being concluded by Rennes with a point.
In the tour duel, the third straight of the two teams in this European season, Celtic won the match with CFR Cluj, score 2-0, Dan Petrescu’s team having the weakest representation of the three “direct” duels with the Scots .
The Transylvanians can qualify in the upper stages of the Europa League mathematics by one point, not to depend on the result that will be recorded between Rennes and Lazio. If the Italians do not succeed in France, then CFR Cluj can qualify in the spring of the Europa League and with a failure in front of the Scots.
Relieved of the pressure of the result, the Scots will be set on the show in “Gruia” in front of a team of Dan Petrescu who is condemned to start the duel and force the pace and not to risk a failure that could be fatal in the conditions for a successful Lazio in Hexagon.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,96
