Rapid Bucharest will meet CFR Cluj on Monday in the 6th stage of the Super League playoffs. At the pre-match press conference, Adrian Mutu stated that CFR Cluj are still favorites to win the title.

Rapid – CFR Cluj, an all-or-nothing game for Dan Petrescu’s pupils

Defeated by Farul Constanta in their last play-off match and knocked out by Sepsi on their way to the Romanian Cup final, CFR Cluj will host a capital game on Monday night at the Giulesti Stadium.

The Adrian Mutu-coached side are unbeaten at home in this play-off and the Romanian champions face serious squad problems ahead of the game in Giulioști.

Despite this, Adrian Mutu surprised at the press conference before the game against Transylvania and stressed that Dan Petrescu’s men are still favorites to win the Super League.

“CFR, the champion team for the last 5 years, it’s never easy, especially since they come after a difficult period in terms of results and they will definitely be upset, they will be very eager to win again because they are used to them. So it will be extraordinary a difficult match, with an experienced team, with a very good coach.

Of course we want the win, we want to continue our run, we hope to get it tomorrow night. We hope to have a good game and be more specific in front of goal, make the most of the opportunities we will have and get points, that’s the most important thing.

CFR has, in my opinion, the best players in the league, very good and very many. Apart from Deak and Burke, let’s say the captains of the team, other experienced players are used to winning, used to playing under pressure, so we are expecting a very difficult match.

We think about ourselves, we don’t think about CFR, a win tomorrow will give us a continuation of our results and the opportunity to get closer to 4th place, that’s what we think about, we don’t care about other teams, only Fast.

I’m thinking about winning the game tomorrow, I don’t care what happens in CFR or other teams, their personal problems. They are used to winning, somewhere they are the number one favorite to win this championship.

I think Dan Petrescu is used to such pressure, the idea is that they are a strong team, wounded somewhere in pride, we are waiting for a match of strength, a match of work, in which we will have to surpass ourselves.

They are not used to two defeats in a row. Their mentality and their habit of winning… They will come with big ambitions, we know that and that’s why I think we’re ready, the boys know what’s in store for us tomorrow.” – said Adrian Mutu, reports Digi Sport.

Tournament table of the Super League playoffs

1 Constanta Lighthouse 43p

2 CFR Cluj 38p

3 FCSB 37p

4 University of Kraiów 35 p

5 Rapid Bucharest 31b

6 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 25p