Three important returns to FCSB. Meme Stoica made the announcement

Mihai Stoica, the president of the FCSB Board of Directors announced three important returns to the “red-blue” team.

Meme Stoica’s news is an excellent one for FCSB as they face LASK Linz in the Europa League play-off.

Three important footballers return to FCSB’s team

The President of the Board of Directors of the FCSB announced that no player of the Romanian champion has medical problems before the return with LASK Linz. The players who returned to FCSB without health problems are Musi, Baeten and Luis Phelipe.

The Europa League game is an important stake for Gigi Becali’s footballers. The winner of Thursday night’s game will qualify for the main stage of the Europa League.

FCSB will perform in the match with LASK Linz with all players medically fit. Meme Stoica joked before the return and said that “it’s a big crowd at training”.

“We had all the players, Musi, Baeten, and Luis Phelipe trained normally. There is a large crowd at training,” said Meme Stoica at Prima Sport.

In the tour match in Austria, FCSB drew with the score 1-1, thanks to the goal scored by striker David Miculescu.

FCSB can play in the Europa League groups after a six-year hiatus

If they manage to beat the Austrians, FCSB qualify for the Europa League groups after a six-year gap.

On the other hand, in the last five years, LASK Linz participated four times in the group stage of European competitions. More precisely, the team from Austria participated in the 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2022/2023 seasons in the Europa League groups, and in the 2021/2022 season in the Conference League group stage.

At the press conference preceding the tour match in Austria, Elias Charambous, the FCSB coach, predicted that the team that will qualify in the groups will be decided in Bucharest. Also, the technician on the “red-blue” bench also said, among other things, that LASK Linz is a big team and FCSB will have tough matches against the Austrians.

“LASK Linz is a big club. We know that we will have to suffer and give our best to get a result that will help us on our return in over a week.

At this stage of the competition, the differences between the teams are small. The qualification will be decided in Bucharest. We know it will be hard, but we are here to work and give our best. It’s clear, our goal is to qualify,” said Elias Charambous.

FCSB-LASK Linz return match will be played at Steaua Stadium in Bucharest, Thursday, August 29, from 21:30.