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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 Cluj221174+1540
    FCSB221084+1138
    Dinamo Bucuresti229103+1137
    CSU Craiova22994+1236
    CFR Cluj-Napoca22994+1036
    Rapid Bucuresti227114+632
    Petrolul Ploiesti227114+232
    Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe22868+430
    Hermannstadt22769-827
    UTA Arad22688-226
    Otelul Galati225107-425
    FC Farul Constanta225107-725
    Unirea Slobozia227411-925
    Politehnica Iasi226412-1322
    FC Botosani224711-1219
    Gloria Buzau224414-1616

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    Romanian Liga 1

    Goal Difference
    11
    Tied-3rd
    Goals Scored
    33
    4th
    Assists
    22
    3rd
    Goals Conceded
    22
    Tied-6th