Chelsea had already struck once from a set-piece through Willian, before an own goal from Ethan Ampadu and a fine Loic Nego strike gave the Romanian side a surprise lead.
The Premier League side needn't have worried, though, as Giroud came to the rescue with 15 minutes to go.
The Frenchman, a first-half substitute for the injured Alvaro Morata, used his seriority to claim a free-kick in a promising position and the end result left 'Blues' fans everywhere wondering why he doesn't take free-kicks more often.
The experienced striker stepped up to curl the perfect set-piece beyond Adam Kovacsik, with the strike even beating the man on the line as it nestled in the top corner via a kiss off the crossbar.
The goal was Giroud's fourth in his last three Europa League games
December 13, 2018