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PAOK vs. FCSB: Facts & Figures
Ahead of PAOK’s UEFA Europa League, Knockout Phase first-leg clash with FCSB at the Toumba Stadium, paokfc.gr puts you in the picture about the background to the match with some interesting facts and stats.
- PAOK face FCSB for the second time in the same season. The two teams met on Matchday 2 of the League Phase of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League and the Romanian team won 1-0 at the Toumba.
- FCSB were also the first Romanian team that PAOK had faced in European competitions. This had happened in the 1970-71 season in the Exhibitions Cup.
- In the first match that took place in Bucharest, PAOK were defeated 5-0 (8′ Dumitrake, 51′ Dumitrake, 65′ Popescu, 72′ Dinou, 85′ Popescu). In the second match that took place in Thessaloniki, PAOK prevailed 1-0 with a goal by Koudas in the 81st minute.
- Their next encounter with a Romanian club was again in a group stage in 2005-06, in the first edition of the Europa League. On December 1, 2005, Rapid Bucharest beat PAOK 1-0.
- This is the fourth meeting for PAOK with a team from Romania, where they have won one home match and lost two away games so far.
- Steaua Bucharest have also faced Panathinaikos in the 1998-99 season in the Champions League qualifiers, where the two teams drew 2-2 in Romania and Panathinaikos prevailed 6-3 in Athens.
