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    Steau Bucharest hit back for point against Villarreal

    Steaua Bucharest fought back to earn a 1-1 draw against Villarreal and kick-start their Europa League Group L campaign. The Spanish side came into Thursday's tie on the back of six matches without defeat in all competitions, having opened their European campaign with a 2-1 home win over Zurich. Colombian forward Santos Borre fired the Yellow Submarine into an early lead after nine minutes. However, Steaua, who lost away to Turkish side Osmanlispor two weeks ago, recovered to level in the 19th minute through Ghana midfielder Muniru Sulley following a mistake by Villarreal goalkeeper Andres Fernandez. The tempo of the match then dropped, before both teams had chances to snatch all three points late on, but neither could conjure a winner. Villarreal had beaten Osasuna on Sunday to follow their creditable 1-1 draw at Real Madrid and were off to a positive start in Romania. Borre chased a through ball into the right side of the penalty area, holding off the challenge of Bucharest captain Alin Tosca before turning back inside to stab a low shot through the legs of Florin Nita at the near post. Alexandre Pato came close to doubling the visitors' lead, but his 20-yard effort dropped wide before Steaua got themselves back on level terms in the 19th minute. Fernando Boldrin played a short corner to William Amorim, who turned to chip a cross through the six-yard box. As Fernandez dived at the near post, he was challenged by Bojan Golubovic and spilled the ball back out straight to Sulley for an easy close-range finish into an empty net. Steaua started the second half strongly. Amorim was unfortunate not to put them ahead as his fierce angled shot from the left-hand edge of the penalty area cannoned off the crossbar before Fernandez recovered to gather the follow-up from defender Gabriel Tamas. Steaua claimed a penalty after 51 minutes when the ball was deflected behind off Mateo Musacchio, but Ukrainian referee Yevhen Aranovskiy awarded only a corner. During the closing stages, either side could have won the match. Villarreal substitutes Samu Castillejo and Cedric Bakambu both shot wide before in the final minute Steaua midfielder Wilfried Moke saw his goal-bound shot deflected through to the arms of the goalkeeper.
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    2024-25 Romanian Liga 1 Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Universitatea Cluj231184+1541
    FCSB231184+1241
    CFR Cluj-Napoca231094+1239
    Dinamo Bucuresti239113+1138
    CSU Craiova23995+1136
    Rapid Bucuresti238114+735
    Petrolul Ploiesti238114+435
    Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe23968+633
    Hermannstadt23869-630
    UTA Arad23689-326
    Otelul Galati235108-625
    FC Farul Constanta235108-925
    Unirea Slobozia237412-1225
    Politehnica Iasi236413-1522
    Gloria Buzau235414-1319
    FC Botosani234712-1419

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    Romanian Liga 1

    Goal Difference
    12
    Tied-2nd
    Goals Scored
    34
    Tied-2nd
    Assists
    22
    3rd
    Goals Conceded
    22
    Tied-4th