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Rooney penalties rescue United in Champions League [Oct 19, 2011] Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, left, challenges for the ball with Otelul Galati's Ionut Neagu during a Group C Champions League match, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gallery: Monday in Romania [Oct 18, 2011] Manchester United flew out to Romania on Monday ahead of Tuesday night's Champions League battle against Otelul Galati in Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

United hoping for win against little-known Otelul [Oct 18, 2011] Manchester United will be without England center back Rio Ferdinand when it takes on little-known Romanian team Otelul Galati in the Champions League on Tuesday. United is looking for its first win in this season's competition, against a side manager Alex Ferguson admitted he had "never heard of" before. [via YahooNews] More >>

United hoping for win against little-known Otelul [Oct 17, 2011] Manchester United will be without England center back Rio Ferdinand when it takes on little-known Romanian team Otelul Galati in the Champions League on Tuesday. United is looking for its first win in this season's competition, against a side manager Alex Ferguson admitted he had "never heard of" before. [via YahooNews] More >>

Benfica beats Otelul 1-0 in Champions League [Sep 28, 2011] Benfica's Bruno Cesar, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Otelul Galati during a Group C Champions League match in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. [via YahooNews] More >>

Otelul Galati win first Romanian title [May 16, 2011] Otelul Galati won their first Romanian league title on Sunday with a 2-1 home win over their closest rivals Timisoara to secure a place in next season's Champions League. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cluj bury club crisis in win [Sep 16, 2010] CLUJ (Romania) - ROMANIAN side CFR Cluj defeated Basel 2-1 in their Champions League clash on Wednesday despite having undergone a coaching change just two days earlier. Sorin Cartu replaced Andrea Mandorlini on Monday but Cluj, who first played in the group stage two years ago, were unaffected by the behind-the-scenes drama as they raced into a 2-0 lead by the 12th minute. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nine O'Clock [May 25, 2010] After winning the League I title CFR Cluj will now play for the Romanian Cup in Iasi. CFR would have to defeat FC Vaslui in the final in order to win the Cup. CFR Cluj President Iuliu Muresan stated immediately after his team won its fourth trophy that the clubs players and leaders are not thinking about the Champions League games yet but about the Romanian Cup final that CFR will play against ... [via YahooNews] More >>