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CSKA Moskva advances to round of sixteen
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The Zico era of CSKA Moskva continues to motor on as they defeated Aston Villa 2-0 at Luzhniki Stadium. With the victory the Army-Men advance to the round of sixteen against Shakhtar Donetsk on March 12.
While Martin O’Neill sat many of his regulars, Villa gave teens Nathan Delfouneso, Marc Albrighton and Barry Bannan an opportunity [...]
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Zenit Saint Petersburg advance in UEFA Cup
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Defending UEFA Cup champions Zenit Saint Petersburg advance in the UEFA Cup after 2-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart at the Neckarstadion. With the victory Dick Advocaat’s side will now advance against Udinese of Serie A with the opening match on March 12.
The victory for Zenit was hard fought as the German side put up a [...]
Category: Team NewsZenit Saint Petersburg v VfB Stuttgart match preview
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Defending UEFA Cup champions travel to Germany holding a narrow 2-1 advantage over VfB Stuttgart. Most troubling to Dick Advocaat’s side is the “away” goal VfB scored at Petrovsky Stadium and they cannot afford to be too cautious. To complicate matters for Zenit, Ukrainian international Anatoliy Tymoschuk and Radek Šírl are both suspended along with [...]
Category: Team NewsCSKA Moskva v Aston Villa match preview
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CSKA Moskva welcome Aston Villa to Luzhniki Stadium in the second leg of the UEFA Cup. Following the first match that ended in a 1-1 draw the Army-Men are in the drivers seat and are the “beneficiaries” of a questionable ‘Villa lineup. Clearly Martin O’Neill has prioritized domestic play for his side as left Gabriel [...]
Category: Team NewsZico led CSKA Moscow draw to Aston Villa
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The Zico-led era of CSKA Moscow started with a 1-1 draw to Aston Villa in UEFA Cup action Wednesday evening. The important “away goal” at Villa Park is potentially a decider for the Army-Men with the second half of the tie at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow next Thursday.
For much of the match Zico’s side [...]
Category: Team NewsZenit start year off right with 2-1 victory over Stuttgart
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Zenit Saint Petersburg started the year off right with a 2-1 defeat of VfB Stuttgart in UEFA Cup action at Petrovsky Stadium. With new men Igor Semshov and Szabolcs Huszti in Dick Advocaat’s starting eleven, the defending UEFA Cup champions got out to fast start in cold wintry match. Only two minutes after the opening [...]
Category: Team NewsCSKA Moscow v Aston Villa UEFA Cup match preview
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CSKA Moscow travel to face Aston Villa Wednesday evening in a UEFA Cup match with the new Army-Men manager Zico anxious for his first victory under fire.
In the final stages of last years campaign the Army-Men were unquestionably the hottest team in the league. Following the retirement of Valery Gazzaev, the legendary Zico took the [...]
Category: Team NewsRubin Kazan sign Anatoli Kapski
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The battle for FC BATE Borisov right-back Anatoli Kapski is over with Rubin Kazan winning the services of the twenty-two year old over Zenit Saint Petersburg.
BATE president Anatoli Kapsk said of the young player:
“Anri played well in 2008 and we could have made him a Belarus Under-21 player. However, he now has the makings of [...]
Category: Team NewsYegor Titov and Andrei Tikhonov to Lokomotiv Astana
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In a surprising move, Russian internationals Yegor Titov and Andrei Tikhonov have agreed to two year contracts with Lokomotiv Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League. In signing two ex-Spartak Moscow captains the new club which formed with the merger the merger of FC Megasport and FC Alma-Ata will immediately will be considered a title threat. [...]
Category: Team NewsZenit St Petersburg ready to defend UEFA Cup
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After a long series of friendlies, Zenit Saint Petersburg returns to action this Wednesday as Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart travel to Petrovsky Stadium.
The big change to Dick Advocaat’s starting eleven is obviously Andrei Arshavin’s move to Arsenal but additionally Sébastien Puygrenier has been loaned to Bolton. However in addition to bringing in Szabolcs Huszti from [...]
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