Spartak in the match with Rapid will try to increase his chances of reaching the final of the 1/16 of the LE – Eurocup News – Football

The match "Spartak" – "Rapid" will take place at the stadium "Discovery Arena" in Moscow. Beginner – 18:55 Moscow time, a team of referees led by a Pole, Pavel Gil, will be at the service of the match.

Red and white second rank in group G after hitting by vice champion Austria "Rapida" with a score of 0: 2, a draw with the Spanish "Villarreal" (3: 3), as well as a draw and a home win against " Scottish Rangers (0: 0 and 4: 3). The Austrians are in last place with four points.

The match against "Rapid" in Vienna was played in the first round of the current Europa League. "Spartak" missed two unanswered goals, although the match did not deserve to be defeated. The goal of the match was affected by a goal against midfielder Artem Timofeev, missed in the 50th minute of the game.

"Spartak" – the current bronze medalist of Russia first leagues (RPL) – finished the first round of the Russian championship in seventh place, 12 points from the current leader – St. Petersburg "Zenith". In the final, the reds and whites beat the home game of Krylya Sovetov (3: 1), despite the fact that they were the first to miss the ball in the 49th minute of the Belarusian striker Sergei Kornilenko.

In the coming match, midfielder Roman Zobnin and defender Samuel Zhigo will not be able to help the protections of the team's head coach, Oleg Kononov. In addition, the participation of defender Salvatore Boquetti and midfielder Roman Eremenko is an important issue. Answering a question about the starting lineup, Kononov said that he would make the final decision on the results of the pre-game training session.

Speaking on the issue of state of mind before the next meeting, the expert noted that the Spartak players were approaching the match with a lot of seriousness. "We approach the game in good psychological conditions. Today we have a training session in which we will develop tactical versions of the game, prepare ourselves thoroughly and tomorrow's game will show the state we are in. The European League is a different tournament, more emotional, we all approach the match with the maximum of joy and responsibility, "added Kononov.

Solve the problem of entering the spring phase of the tournament Red and white you must score at least four points in the two remaining matches. In this case, the "Spartak" will have nine points, which will allow the Muscovites among the rivals of the rivals to be higher than the "Rangers" and "Villarreal", which meet in the fifth round.