Dan Petrescu reckons his Cluj side have been unfairly punished because Celtic are allowed to name almost twice the amount of players in their Champions League squad after a shock UEFA Financial Fair Play ruling.
The Hoops face the Romanians next week in the Champions League third qualifying round showdown.
But Cluj have been hampered by a UEFA decision in June which fined them 200,000 Euros after their failed to comply with FFP regulations.
And a further punishment was that they are not allowed to name any more than 22 players in their A list squad for the tie.
Of those 22 players, two are goalkeepers and three players are injured, causing Petrescu to lash out at European football's governing body.
He said: "We are only allowed to have 22 players and Emmanuel Culio and Michael Pereira are injured and George Tucudean is also doubtful.
"Compare that to Celtic - they have 41 players on their lists! How is that fair?
"So we have to face those restrictions when we play Celtic which will be difficult enough.
"Celtic are a football factory. They pay some of their players more than 1million Euros a year and deal in transfers of tens of millions. It's a proper club who have unique fans.
"If we matched Celtic in terms of an equal transfer budget, I would say we had a 50/50 chance, but we don't have their budget."
