Romania: Bucharest gears up for Chelsea v Steaua: Old Town bumper day, UK (...)

March 7, 2013

Bucharest gears up for Chelsea v Steaua: Old Town bumper day, UK police monitor hooligans, record crowd at National Arena
Mar 7, 2013

Bucharest gears up for Chelsea v Steaua: Old Town bumper day, UK police monitor hooligans, record crowd at National Arena.
Bucharest is gearing up for the biggest football match so far this season in Romania. Local team Steaua Bucuresti play English Premier League superstars Chelsea in the first leg of the Europa League last 16 tie. Steaua clearly start as underdogs and with two legs to play, it would be a real (...)
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