Soccer Petersburg “Zenith” will hold the first match on the road dvuhraundovogo confrontation with the Belgian “Standard”. Winner will represent his country in the group stage of the Champions League.
“Zenith” will play in Liege without suspended midfielder Axel Witsel, who began his career just as “Standard”. The last new club, the Spaniard Javi Garcia, who previously played for the English “Manchester City” will not be able to replace him. Garcia has not yet declared for participation in the Champions League.
Vice-champions Russia are the favorites of the upcoming series , “Standard” recently became the champion of Belgium five years ago, and last season took second place, and then sold the majority of the leading players. Israeli coach Guy Luzon Belgians before the game kept saying that his players very little chance to get out in the group stage of the Champions League – it is too strong, “Zenith”, with its many stars.
Luzon noted that “Zenith” is this football empire with a huge budget , according to ITAR-TASS. Now Petrograd to be confirmed high grade, otherwise it with his star cast will have to act in the Europa League, which clearly does not match the ambitions of the leaders of the club.“ Do not pay attention to the compliments rivals , – said the head coach,” Zenith “Andre Villas-Boas. – And we, and” Standard “want to go out in the group stage of the Champions League. Our team strengthened this summer, and the other result will be perceived negatively “.
It is interesting that today’s match in Belgium will be the Scottish referee Craig Thomson, who in 2007 in Liege was the chief judge of the match the same opponents. Then in the first match of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup was a draw – 1: 1, in St. Petersburg “Zenith” wins – 3: 0, and then won the tournament and the trophy.
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