Lokomotiv: how not to become a disappointment of the year – Eurocup News – Football

The other day, we flipped through the old "SE" document. Stuck in the village hall in 2001 (soon, it will also be released in 2018!).

In holiday numbers, we usually summarize the year and play a lot of nominations. All nominations are good, with the exception of a disappointment "Deception of the Year".

In 2001, the majority of "SE" journalists who took part in the vote were disappointed by the performance of the "Spartak" in the Champions League. With that Red and white recently became champion and the team of the year rewarded the Russian national team for the advice of Oleg Romantsev.

Neither the success of Romantsev as coach, nor the gold of "Spartacus" (the last before the arrival of Mbadimo Carrera) have not soothed the bitterness of the Failure of the best Russian team in the Champions League. While there remained 1 to 18 years, there was still a year, in 2001 Red and white all the same scratched a pair of glbades (with Feyenoord and Sparta). The country's champion in the main club tournament in Europe is a special story, a nationwide affair. The successes and failures that our fans take to heart.

Today, Lokomotiv will enter his fifth game in the Champions League. Until now, our best team of last season counts 0 points with a goal difference of 2 to 11.

Of course, not 1-18. But the weather is different now, and Loko's composition is competitive. With the world champion by the way.

And the result in Europe is just as disappointing as it was many years ago in Spartak.

By the way, in 2001, the railway workers managed to score 7 points and to take third place in their group, with Real, Anderlecht and Roma.

Now, third place is the maximum that Loko can claim. For this you must win the remaining two matches. That is to say, take a big step forward by avoiding the next step: a draw. After all, before that, there were total defeats, even if they were not all right, but also unpleasant.

The Turks write that "Galatasaray" has problems. Apparently, the team is no more performing than in September, when Loko was defeated in Istanbul. But Semin, judging by the play with the "Ural", is also not smooth. What are we counting on today?

Apparently, the colossal experience of the coach, the pride of the players (how to lose in the tournament that everyone expected?) And the support of fans.

The weather and the game "Loko" are not very appropriate for a campaign on football. But no one promised that it would be easy. Is the champion still a disappointment of the year?

Lokomotiv – Galatasaray
November 28 Moscow Stadium "Railways Arena". 8:55 pm (Match TV – 8:15 pm).
Losses: Kolomeitsev (injured) – Belanda, Sinan Gumush, Emre Akbaba (injured), Fernando Reges (questionable).
Referee: Mateu Laos (Spain).

Dmitry Zelenov