Birligea flicks in & Olaru rolls in second after more poor defending
Polvara lashes in to give Aberdeen hope & Sokler heads in late leveller
Return leg in Bucharest next Thursday - winners reach Europa League, losers drop into Conference League
Dante Polvara scores to bring Aberdeen to life
Ester Solker header earns Aberdeen draw with FCSB
Remember you can keep up to date with Aberdeen and Hibernian on our dedicated BBC Sport pages.
You'll get reaction from David Gray on our Hibs page shortly, but you can find Jimmy Thelin's post-match thoughts just below.
We'll have more coverage across the weekend from the SPFL.
Until then...
FT: Hibernian 1-2 Legia Warsaw
Hibernian had their Premiership clash with Falkirk that was scheduled for Saturday postponed, giving them more time to recover for the second leg of this tie.
That takes place next Thursday night in Warsaw (20:00 BST).
FT: Aberdeen 2-2 FCSB
Image source, SNSAberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin tells BBC Scotland: "First of all, how I can say, we had the 12th player today.
"The fans helped us come back in the game and gave us a chance for the second leg, and the way we came back and created chances was good.
"Then, of course, we have to improve the composure when we arrive at the crossing zones and raise the quality. And of course the goals they score, it can't happen in this kind of game today, it happened.
"Of course they [FCSB] use situations really well and keep the quality when they get the chances, but it's more about how we behave in these situations, and even at beginning of the game we start creating chances.
"The mentality and the spirit from the fans to help us come back in this game is a positive thing, but we need to improve, we can't give away the situations we did.
"It doesn't matter if it's in the play-off or in the league or in a League Cup or Scottish Cup, we have to be much better in these situations because that's football and I think we learned a lot about ourselves today.
"Now we have one week to prepare ourselves for the second game and try to win that one, to go through.
"We have to be stable for the whole game to deserve to win, but again, the spirit the players showed today and with our fans was so important for us.
"The game is fully alive. We have a big chance to go through. We have to just do some parts better."
FT: Aberdeen 2-2 FCSB
Dons boss Jimmy Thelin has just been giving his post-match reaction.
We'll have that here very soon.
FT: Aberdeen 2-2 FCSB
Aberdeen took advantage of the option to postpone their league game at the weekend against Dundee United to focus on this tie.
The second leg in Bucharest is next Thursday (19:30 BST). FCSB play on Sunday in the Romanian Superliga.
FT: Aberdeen 2-2 FCSB
Former Romania goalkeeper and pundit Florin Prunea gave the the Dons no chance tonight.
"FCSB qualification, no problems, 100%, qualification without problems," he said.
"Two wins, both away and at home. FCSB will score at least two goals at Aberdeen."
Sure, they did score twice. But then they shipped two. Oops.
Aberdeen 1-2 FCSB
Dante Polvara scores to bring Aberdeen to life
FT: Aberdeen 2-2 FCSB
Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen defender on BBC Scotland
I'll tell you what, the Aberdeen players can take a lot from the second half, as can the manager.
He made important changes.
FT: Aberdeen 2-2 FCSB
Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie tells BBC Scotland: "Obviously disappointed to go two goals behind.
"The heart and the character, driven on by the crowd who were phenomenal, that was there to come back.
"It's in the balance, they're a good side. With the crowd's backing there as well, we could drive on and create more chances.
"That's more like what we should be with that level of intensity. The belief is firmly there. and we're looking forward to it."
Aberdeen goalscorer Ester Sokler tells BBC Scotland: "I'm happy with the goal, that's the striker's job, but I'm disappointed to not get more from this game.
"We have it in our hands for next Thursday. Maybe I could score one or two more, but this is football and we go again next Thursday."
Image source, SNSFT: Aberdeen 2-2 FCSB
Ester Solker header earns Aberdeen draw with FCSB
Image source, SNSHibs will go to Warsaw with a lot to do, but they're not out of this tie.
Josh Mulligan's late strike has given David Gray's a lifeline.
Hibernian 1-2 Legia Warsaw
Jordan Smith saves one at the second attempt. That looked a bit shaky.
Hibs can't lose a goal here.
Hibernian 1-2 Legia Warsaw
Five minutes added in Leith.
That gets a roar from the Hibees.
Hibernian 1-2 Legia Warsaw
Jamie McGrath steps up to take the free-kick.
Less said about it, the better. Miles over.
Hibernian 1-2 Legia Warsaw
Hibs have won a free-kick in a dangerous position.
This would be quite the comeback...
Josh Mulligan
Here we go...
Junior Hoilett has a thumping header saved brilliantly, but Josh Mulligan follows up by smashing in the rebound.
Hibernian 0-2 Legia Warsaw
Five minutes of normal time remaining for Hibs.
Hibernian 0-2 Legia Warsaw
Hibs are going to regret not taking one or two of those chances.
We need to get at least one goal back tonight, or next week will be extremely difficult.
Mac
Hibernian 0-2 Legia Warsaw
Another huge chance goes begging for Hibs!
It's a delightful ball in from Nicky Cadden, picking out an unmarked Thibault Klidje at the front post, but he doesn't get anything like a decent connection on it, and it's glanced wide.
Had to score.
A two-goal comeback means Aberdeen go to Romania with this tie in the balance.
Ten-man FCSB were two up early in the second half before substitutes Dante Polvara and Ester Sokler dragged the Dons level.
Image source, SNSAberdeen hit back to keep Europa League hopes alive
At a glance
FCSB capitalise on defensive frailties to score either side of Cisotti red card
Introduction of Dante Polvara, Ester Sokler, and Leighton Clarkson sparks Aberdeen
Polvara and Sokler both score to grab draw before second leg
Substitutes Dante Polvara and Ester Sokler helped revive Aberdeen's Europa League hopes as they came from two goals down to draw with 10-man Romanian champions FCSB.
Defensive frailties had threatened to derail the Scottish Cup winners' hopes in their play-off first leg at Pittodrie, despite FCSB playing for nearly an hour a man down.
Jack Milne and Gavin Molloy went for the same long ball and failed to deal with it, allowing Daniel Birligea to calmly open the scoring when it was 11 v 11.
Then, one minute after the restart, substitute Mats Knoester and Molloy left the ball for one another, and Birligea profited again as he crossed for Darius Olaru to tap in.
That horrible lapse at the back meant the advantage Aberdeen appeared to have after Juri Cisotti was sent off before half time for scything down Nicolas Milanovic was wasted.
But the introduction of midfielder Polvara in particular helped turn the tide. His fierce drive in off a post reduced the deficit, before Sokler thundered in a 90th-minute header to spark joy at Pittodrie.
Polavara came so close to a winner too in stoppage-time, but his header from close range was beaten away by FCSB goalkeeper Stefan Tarnovanu.
A place in the Conference League is already secured for Aberdeen, which is comforting before they head to Bucharest for next Thursday's second leg.
But their comeback gives them hope it could be the Europa League they are playing in between now and February.
Polvara scores to bring Aberdeen to life
Polvara is a player Aberdeen fans have been desperate to see more of since Jimmy Thelin took charge at the start of last season.
They were robbed of that chance mostly due to injuries last term, and this season so far the manager has kept him out of the starting side.
But here he showed why there is clamour for him to play. His size, dribbling ability and knack of scoring big goals came to the fore as he provided a brilliant out ball for Aberdeen as they attacked 10 men, constantly making runs into the box.
His left-footed, first-time finish while on the turn was magnificent and sparked a side who had until then looked unconvincing in front of goal.
If he is fit, Polvara surely has to start the return leg next week.
Credit, too, to Sokler who has also been out of the picture in this nascent campaign.
The Slovenian has never shown himself to be a clinical player at Pittodrie, but he is excellent in the air and never stops running.
The pair of them - and Leighton Clarkson's control in midfield - helped change the complexion of the tie, and bail out their colleagues at the back.
Aberdeen's vulnerability is a long-running theme and needs fixing urgently. Molloy did not look comfortable at left-back and was culpable for both goals.
But he was not the only one who looked unconvincing. The team's shape when they lose the ball is still wide open and will keep standing in the way of progress unless resolved.
Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin: "The fans helped us come back in the game and gave us a chance for the second round, and the way we came back and created these chances was good.
"Then, of course, we have to improve the composure when we arrived at the crossing zones and raise the quality, and of course the goals they score, it can't happen in this kind of game today, it happened.
"So the 12th player today helped us to get this, give us a chance for the second round now."
Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie: "Obviously disappointed to go two goals behind. The heart and the character, driven on by the crowd who were phenomenal, that was there to come back.
"It's in the balance, they're a good side. With the crowd's backing there as well, we could drive on and create more chances."
Aberdeen goalscorer Ester Sokler: "I'm happy with the goal, that's the striker's job, but I'm disappointed to not get more from this game.
"We have it in our hands for next Thursday. Maybe I could score one or two more, but this is football and we go again next Thursday."
Sokler header earns Aberdeen draw with FCSB
Aberdeen took advantage of the option to postpone their league game at the weekend against Dundee United to focus on this tie.
The second leg in Bucharest is next Thursday (19:30 BST). FCSB play on Sunday in the Romanian SuperLiga.
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
Manager: Jimmy Thelin
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ilias Charalampous
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Jimmy Thelin
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ilias Charalampous
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
UEFA Europa League
Skip to form guideAll competitions
Skip back to season so far
