Lokomotiv as a whole had a decent season in the Premier League, until the Champions League group stage started. It is very difficult for the team of Marko Nikolic to work on two fronts. The mentor does not have two full-fledged teams, so results in the championship suffer. After 13 rounds the “railroad workers” are only seventh in the table. After a striking series of four victories in a row, there was a serious decline. In the 12th round Lokomotiv managed to lose 1:2 to Rotor at home, opening the score. In the last round the railroad failed again, conceding twice from Sochi before the break. In the second half of the meeting they managed to turn on, but one goal was not enough before the comeback. The 1:2 defeat was the second in a row. In the Champions League the situation also remains difficult. In the first round Loko snatched a 2:2 draw from Salzburg, but so far this is the only point in the team’s asset. In the second round the vice-champion of Russia lost 1:2 to Bayern, but is still holding the third line, being ahead of Salzburg in additional indicators.
The townspeople took 10 points in 6 matches. This is more than half of the possible. The team can see the alternation of wins with draws and losses. At the same time, all victories were held at home. The last one was over the vice-champion Barcelona. And on the road they didn’t score a single goal and earned 1 point. In case of victory they can move up to the European competition zone. By the way, lets talk about the away matches of Pepe Bordalas’ wards. In the second round they played 0:0 with a weak Alaves. There was no advantage, but if they had realized the most real moment in the opening, they could have brought the matter to victory. The second and so far the last trip was to San Sebatian to the leading Real Madrid. It is not for nothing that the Blue and White are leading in La Liga. They won with no options.
