«Zenit» in St. Petersburg was one step to the exit in the group stage of the Champions League. After a minimum of victory over Belgium in Liege “Standard” blue-white-blue house need not to lose the advantage won.
The victory on the road in a two-legged confrontation before the second leg is always considered a positive result. Goal Oleg Shatova brought “Zenith” in Belgium advantage, which eventually could be a key, though Petrograders win away could and larger.
Salomon Rondon and captain Danny checked the strength of the crossbar and post, respectively, and other times, to increase the advantage, at the vice-champions of Russia were.
In any case, for the second leg, which will be held at the “Peter”, “Zenith” fits in a great mood. In the Russian league team Andre Villas-Boas after five rounds knows spectacle losses and single-handedly led the table with confidence. Let the way of the blue-white-blue has not yet been rivals from the category of “top”, it is hardly their problem.
Good and form of the command. “Zenith” has long entered the season after spending three more matches in qualifying for the main European competition. Apart from the first meeting with the “Standard” was also a confrontation with the Cyprus AEL. In the first match away Zenit suffered the only defeat of the season so far, but the house could in full, though not without difficulty, to eliminate the handicap and passed on.
Portuguese mentor “Zenith” actively uses the rotation of staff, although the quite clearly emerges backbone of the team, which is the main settlement.
There is no question the place of Yuri Lodygina on the last turn. The defense is built around Ezequiel Garay and disperse flanks Igor and Domenico Criscito Smolnikov. In building the irreplaceable Danny and the Hulk, and the tip of attacks is Rondon.
not be able to help “Zenith” in the second match with the “Standard” star Spanish rookie Javi Garcia. However, in Belgium, and so victory was won without it, since it is not stated in the Champions League.
Away “Zenit” could not count on serving a two-legged suspension after removal of Cyprus Axel Witsel and in the core zone played veteran Anatoly Tymoshchuk. Now Witsel will return to the composition and probably will operate with increased enthusiasm, as is a graduate of “Standard».
– Of course, now I’m playing for the “Zenith”, and most importantly – to perform well in the blue-white Blue and. This is a special match, because we play in the Champions League and we need to reach the group stage – said the midfielder, who came to the pre-match press conference with Villas-Boas.
Portuguese expert himself said that his team in good shape, and said that he hoped that the “Zenith” in the game will not depart from the corporate identity.
– We will play in his own style. We had a very good match in Belgium, and we must consider that we were playing our own game, despite the poor condition of the lawn. Tomorrow we play our own game, we will try to score, play attacking style. But rival will have to score. Tomorrow there will be no changes, but I hope that we will be able to show their best qualities.
– Would not it be tomorrow nedonastroya? What do you have to motivate his players?
– At this level, no matter how developed the game, you should not say that this is due to an underestimation. At this level all determine the details – this is the essence of the Champions League. I do not think it makes sense to speak of an underestimation, because we are, and “Standard” want to go further. This is the last chance, no one has any excuses. Emotions will be approximately at the same level. We hope that everything will turn out.
There are some concerns that the game was unable to attend the Brazilian Hulk, whose absence can be a serious problem for the hosts. Striker was replaced in the course of meetings with “Amkar” and did not take part in yesterday’s training session. The rest of the problems with the composition of “Zenith” is not experiencing.
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«Standard» sure to be fiercely resisted, but unsuccessfully started the season on the domestic scene and the Belgian club is currently not in the best shape. The “Standard” significantly inferior “Zenith” in the classroom, and all of this should lead to the smooth output of the blue-white-blue in the group stage of the Champions League.
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