Sevilla were considered the main contender for victory in their group before the start of the group round of the Champions League, but the team of Yulen Lopetegui is not yet able to justify this status. By the fourth round the Nerves are coming up on the second line in the group with three points, but they are only one point ahead of Lille and Wolfsburg, Salzburg are already four points ahead. A goalless draw with Lille in the last round was the third in a row for Sevilla.
In the group stage of the Champions League “Zenith” started in London, where the team was waiting for the current winner of this championship. In this match the Petersburgers played very well, but did not keep Lukaku, who scored the decisive goal. In the duel with Malmo, the Russian champion played beyond all praise and managed to please the fans with a major victory (4:0). Claudinho, Sutormin, Kuzyaev and Wendel brought the first three points to their club. At the third stage, the blue-white-blue lost to their today’s rival. This time they did not keep Kulusewski, who closed the pass of De Schiglio. In the Russian championship, Sergei Semak’s wards chalked up nine victories and drew twice after 13 rounds, which brought 29 points and the first position. The gap from the nearest pursuer is five points. In the last two rounds the anti-aircraft gunners took turns defeating Spartak (7:1) and Dynamo (4:1). Malcolm, Santos, Kuzyaev and Ozdoev, who has a knee injury, will not be able to play today.
