The locomotive of the match against Galatasaray only needs a victory to reach the playoffs of the LE – EuroCup News – Football

Yuri Semin neighborhoods occupy the last place in group D, without marking a single point. Although they still have a chance to play in the Europa League 1/16 finals early next year, they must for that reason impose themselves against Galatasaray, as well as in the final phase of the German Schalke, waiting for the Turkish club to lose points. from Porto. A draw at the RZD Arena will mark the end of the European campaign against the Muscovites. The game will start at 20:55 Moscow time, the referee team headed by the Spanish Antonio Mateu Laos will serve it.

The match in Istanbul took place in the first round of the current Champions League. The railroads missed three unanswered goals, but in the match they did not deserve such a defeat. The match was then influenced by a quick goal from hosts in the ninth minute of the meeting.

Lokomotiv has not lost by the number of scoring opportunities throughout the group stage, but key episodes have always been behind the opponents, and the Muscovites scored their first goal only in the third round with Porto (1: 3) "In the Champions League, we were a little inferior to scoring opportunities, we had more than our rivals, but we were not able to score. We have been very focused on our actions and on defense because we made some mistakes that are not forgiven in the Champions League, "said Semin.

The current Russian champion has completed the first round of Russia first leagues (RPL) in fourth place, at a third point of CSKA. On the last lap, the railroad team lost to Ural (1: 2), having opened the scoring in the 26th minute with Fyodor Smolov's efforts. The striker, who joined the team this summer, has played only one match in the Champions League. (against Porto – note TASS)recovering from an injury in September.

The last two games of Lokomotiv – against Rubin and Ural – have been missed by midfielder Manuel Fernandes, who plays an important role in the attack on the team. According to Semin, the Portuguese had microtraumas, but Fernandes had to be in good standing for Galatasaray. The main clip of football players is preparing for the match, only midfielder Alexander Kolomeytsev and goalkeeper Nikita Medvedev continue their treatment.

Unlike hosts, Galatasaray still has little chance of reaching the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. To do this, the protectors of Fatih Terim must win the remaining two matches and hope for a loss of points for Schalke, with which Lokomotiv will be measured in the final. After the success of the Moscow club, the Turkish team failed to score a single goal. Galatasaray arrived in Moscow without one of the main midfielders of Younes Belanda, who had already participated in all the matches of the tournament.