Former defender of the Russian national team and Moscow Dynamo Denis Kolodin, St. Petersburg Zenit talked about the level of the Russian and Brazilian players.
“In every championship, every team has its opponents. What matters is how they deal with the pressure. Barcelona and Real Madrid are not always first either. It is not a fact that Brazilians are stronger than Zenit. You just need to change your mind and realize that Russian players are not weaker than these Brazilians. “Messi did not come,” said Kolodin. “Match TV”.
After the 17th week of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Zenit continues to lead. Sergei Semak’s wards are six points ahead of second placed Spartak. The top three were closed by “Rostov” Valery Karpin. Spartak’s backlog is one point. Fakel is in 13th place.
The season resumed at the end of February with matches for the Russian Cup. Thanks to goals from Zelimkhan Bakaev, Mateo Cassierra and Ivan Sergeev, Zenit confidently defeated Volga Ulyanovsk. On March 2, the blue-white-dark blue team will recognize their opponent in the semi-final match.
It was previously reported that Krylya Sovetov drew with Dynamo and advanced to the semi-finals of the Russian Cup..