FCSB v Plzeň background
FCSB will wish a repeat of their final assembly with Viktoria Plzeň after a sides were interconnected for a second time this deteriorate in UEFA Europa League Group G.
Previous meetings
• The teams initial met in this season’s UEFA Champions League third subordinate round, FCSB creation adult for a 2-2 home pull with a 4-1 success in Plzen.
• Michael KrmenÄÃk scored in both legs for Plzeň, though was sent off late in a lapse match.
• The line-ups for a initial diversion in Bucharest on 25 Jul 2017 were:
FCSB: Niţă, BălaÅŸa, Pintilii, Larie, Alibec (Gnohéré 57), Tănase (William Amorim 46), Budescu (Achim 66), Júnior Morais, MomÄilović, Enache, Filipe Teixeira.
Plzeň: Bolek, Limberský, Kopic, Petržela (Zeman 69), ŘeznÃk, KrmenÄÃk (BakoÅ¡ 67), HroÅ¡ovský, Hájek, Havel, Kolář (ŘeznÃÄek 84), Živulić.
• FCSB’s record in 10 matches with Czech sides is W3 D5 L2 (W1 D4 during home).
• Plzeň are nonetheless to win in 6 games opposite Romanian opponents: D3 L3.
Form guide
• Second in Romania’s 2016/17 table, FCSB have not won in dual European home fixtures this deteriorate (D1 L1).
• Plzeň have left 10 matches though a European divided feat (D5 L5), though drew 5 of their final 7 continental fixtures on a road.
• Beaten 5-1 on total by Sporting CP in a UEFA Champions League play-offs, FCSB are competing in a UEFA Europa League organisation theatre for a seventh time given a contest insincere a stream format in 2009/10.
• Runners-up in final term’s Czech First League, Viktoria Plzeň are contesting a UEFA Europa League organisation theatre for a third true season. They reached a final 16 in 2012/13 and 2013/14.
Links and trivia
• The tour from Bucharest to Plzen is a small over 1,100km.
• Plzeň have won 4 of a final 7 Czech titles, starting with their breakthrough delight in 2010/11; FCSB are Romania’s many successful bar with 26 joining championships.
The coaches
• Nicolae Dică returned to FCSB as manager in May 2017, carrying served a bar as a actor in dual prior spells, alighting dual titles – and a serve one with CFR Cluj. The aggressive midfielder also played in Italy, Greece and Turkey.
• After stints as Czech Republic and Anji coach, Pavel Vrba rejoined Plzeň this year, carrying progressing directed Viktoria to dual championships between 2008 and 2013. Once a BanÃk Ostrava actor and coach, he carried a 2006/07 Slovak pretension as Žilina boss.