Pyunik Yerevan take on the visitors CFR Cluj in the first leg of round of 16 in UEFA Champions League qualification. The match will be played on Tuesday, July 5th at Republican Stadium (Yerevan).
Pyunik finally regained the championship title. It was achieved by Yeghishe Melikyan, a rather young specialist who has been playing and coaching in Ukraine for a long time. The fight was very difficult, and the ambitious "Ararat-Armenia" fell behind in the end by only 1 point. To understand, "Alashkert", which finished 3rd, lagged behind this pair by more than 20 points. Now an interesting line-up has been assembled in Yerevan, in which there are enough local stars, such as Yurchenko and Ozbiliz. But at the same time, quite generous financial injections make it possible to maintain a large number of legionnaires. Moreover, these are not only football players from the countries of the former USSR, such as the Ukrainian Bratkov, the Estonian Baranov, but also from other continents. The Venezuelan company is especially impressive. But it is not clear what form the players are in, that they have not really played since May. We also note that Pyunik returns to European competitions after a 3-year pause.
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CFR (Cluj) have regained its status as the flagship of Romanian football in recent years, confirming status No. 1 in the country in last four years. Steaua was more than 10 points behind in 2021/2022, 62 to 76. Basically, these successes were obtained under the leadership of Petrescu. Dan worked in China, then in Turkey, but in the end, he returned to the post of mentor of the “railroad workers”. And now he will start a new season with his team. As usual, the Romanians are already hoping to prove themselves, first of all, in the international arena. So far, it has not been possible to break into the main round of the Champions League - the last time CFR played there back in 2012. But at the group stage of less-rated European competitions, Cluj is presented regularly
Before this confrontation, the best teams of Armenia and Romania did not intersect. Bookmakers are waiting for the visitors to win, and very easy. But Pyunik definitely doesn't want to capitulate at home, and CFR has nowhere to rush. We bet on the victory of the Armenians in own field with a handicap "+1 goal scored".
Prediction for the match: Pyunik Yerevan to win with +1.0 handicap.
