The Russian champion opened the group stage of the Champions League in London, where they lost to today’s opponent, but looked very dignified. However, after that Zenit could not cope with Juventus, losing twice to the Turin club. The Russian team earned their points in fights with the champion of Sweden, with whom they chalked up four points and issued a ticket to the Europa League. In the Russian championship, the “blue-white-blue” occupy the first position in the standings after 17 rounds. Sergei Semak’s charges have 11 victories and four peaceful outcomes, which brought 37 points and two points of separation from the nearest pursuer. It is impossible not to note the best indicator of the team in the league in terms of goals scored, of which there are already 43 on the team’s account. The best sniper of the Russian club is Dziuba with ten goals. After the success in the game against CSKA (2:0), the hosts lost tournament points with “Rostov” (2:2). Today Kritsyuk and Chistyakov, who has been suspended, will not be able to enter the field.
Malmo have been one of the first to start in the Champions League this season. The team made its way to the group stage in July, when in the course of the tournament they knocked out Ludogorets, HIK, Riga and Rangers. The start of the group stage brought complete disappointment. In the first four rounds the “heavenly” ones lost, while they could not even score. Only the last match brought home a draw with Zenit (1:1). The 22-time Swedish champion has already lost all chances of success and is only in last place in the group. In the Allsvenskan championship, Jon-Dahl Tomasson’s wards won once again. Over 30 rounds, the team won 17 victories and drew eight times, which brought 59 points, just like AIK, which today’s guests bypassed by additional indicators. Beimo, Knudsen and Toivonen, who has a knee injury, will not be able to play today.
