​FKSHB will play in Bulgaria on Wednesday against CSKA 1948 (Sofia) in the second preliminary round of the UEFA Conference League. The technique of the Romanian vice-champion preceded the controversy against the Bulgarians.

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Elias Charalambous, confident before the match against CSKA 1948 in Sofia

FCSB started the new competitive season with a bang and achieved two successes in the first two games, against FC Craiova 1948 (3-1) and Dynamo Bucharest (2-1).

The team coached by Elias Charalambous will look to continue their good form in the European Cups and will face CSKA 1948 in Sofia on Wednesday in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the UEFA Conference League.

At the pre-match press conference, the coach of the “red and blue” talked about what he expects from the opponent on Wednesday night, but emphasized that his team will have to dictate the pace so that there are no surprises.

“We came here prepared. We are facing a very good team, we have analyzed them, they have quality players. I saw an organized team. But first we must do our work. The most important thing is how we present ourselves in the match.

I watched them in training games, with Aris and with Panathinaikos. Then we also saw them in the last match of the championship. They are an organized team. We have to dictate the tempo of the game, the team is in a good psychological state.

We respect CSKA, but I believe in my players. Our goal is always victory, we do not play for a draw. I’ve been saying this since I got here.

There are rules in football that we must respect. Djokovic is suspended but we have a lot of quality players in the team. Of course we want all players to be available, but we have a big squad and I am sure that replacing Djokovic will do the job.

We have to select only 11 players in each match. We have to make decisions, I am very happy with my squad.

At the end of the match against Dynamo, I said that there is room for improvement. But now is the beginning of the season, and in the first half against Dynamo we pressed very well. These are normal things that will adapt over time.” he said, reports Digi Sport.

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