A few seconds before the final whistle Alexander Golovin performed an accurate serve from the corner of the box. Monaco defender Guillermo Maripan jumped all opponents and shot. The ball did not hit the target from a lethal position. A missed chance allowed Ferencváros to keep a draw and achieve a historic achievement.
The last time a Hungarian team reached the playoffs of European competition was 47 years ago. Then Ferencváros reached the final of the Cup Winners' Cup. In the decisive match, the Hungarians «burned» the Kyiv «Dynamo», which was headed by Valery Lobanovsky. The match ended with the victory of the Ukrainians with a score of 3:0, and Oleg Blokhin put an end to the game with an excellent blow.
UEFA Europa League
October 27, 2022 • start at 22:00
Finished
FerencvárosHungary
1 : 1 />MonacoFrance
After almost half a century, the club from Budapest will once again perform in the spring stage of European competition. A home draw with Monaco allowed Stanislav Cherchesov's gang to secure first place for the tour before the end of the group stage. It brought the club immediately to the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. >In the last round, the Monegasques can still catch up with the Hungarians on points, but Golovin's team will not be able to beat them. The fact is that in France, Ferencvaros beat Monaco and is ahead of the opponent in personal meetings. The final round will be a pure formality for Cherchesov. But the midfielder of the Russian national team will have to try to snatch a ticket to the playoffs.
At the same time, during the last three seasons, Ferencváros has steadily reached the group stages of European competitions. However, they failed to make it to the playoffs. Two years ago, the Hungarian champions even ended up in the Champions League group. They were helped by the coronavirus rules, due to which the qualifying rounds consisted of one match until the last stage. Otherwise, the Hungarians would hardly have managed to get to the main European tournament.
Cherchesov corrected himself for his failures in Hungary
Getting into the playoffs of the Europa League from the first place was an outlet for the fans, who have recently been not enthusiastic about the results of the team. Ferencváros recently lost two matches in a row. Cherchesov's team in the championship lost to one of the outsiders «Mezekevesd». And a few days later the club flew out of the Hungarian Cup. The current champion and winner of the Cup of the country lost to a team from the third division. Club «Ivancha» is located in the city, where only three thousand people live. But the team was still able to give battle to Cherchesov's wards.
Local failures have not yet affected Ferencváros' prospects in the championship. The club leads the league, one point ahead of the nearest competitor. True, Cherchesov's team has two fewer matches. Therefore, the former coach of the Russian national team has a comfortable reserve.
Cherchesov was invited to Hungary not only to solve problems in national tournaments. Before the arrival of the Russian coach, Ferencvaros became the champion twice in a row and was already the local football hegemon. From Stanislav Salamovich clearly expected success in European competition. And the former coach of the Russian national team was able to achieve his goal in his first full season at the new club.