Braga turned out to be another club on the way of the Tiraspol team, who were underestimated in the face-to-face confrontation with them. The Portuguese had a complete advantage in the first meeting, but conceded twice in the counterattack and made it very difficult for themselves to reach the 1/8 finals of the Europa League (0:2). The team of Carlos Carvajal quickly recovered from the European Cup defeat and beat Tondela (1:0) in the championship on its field, gaining a foothold in fourth place in the overall Primeira standings.
Zenit started this season in the Champions League, where the team could not get ahead of Chelsea and Juventus. Meanwhile, the Russian champion used their chance to take the third position from Malmo. For six rounds St. Petersburg won one victory and two draws, which brought five points and a pass to the playoffs of the second most important tournament on the continent. It is impossible not to note the performance indicators of the Russians, who scored and conceded 10 goals each. After 18 rounds of the current season of the Premier League, Sergei Semak’s wards have chalked up 11 wins and five peaceful outcomes, which correspond to 38 points and the first position in the standings. The separation of St. Petersburg from the nearest opponent is two points. Before the long break today’s guests drew twice with Rostov (2:2) and Dynamo (1:1). Today Kritsyuk and Lovren, who has an ankle injury, will not be able to take part in the match. More england hot prediction site can be obtained from the link provided.
