Football expert Alexey Petrushin summarized the results of the first half of the Russian Premier League (RPL) season and told what pleased him after 18 weeks of playing in the national championship. His words guide the way “Euro-Football.Ru”.
“I am pleased that the fight for the title is quite intense. There are no clear leaders. And outsiders too. In this respect, the championship looks very good. Everyone played with differences. We replaced good matches with not so good matches. How are the players evaluated? The best player is expected to have six perfect matches out of ten and three good and only needs to complete one with a grade C. So that’s a highly qualified professional,” Petrushin said.
Krasnodar, which lasted 18 weeks in the Russian Premier League (RPL), entered the winter break as the leader by collecting 38 points. In the 18th round, Vladimir Ivich’s team defeated CSKA with a score of 1:0. Zenit is in second place with two points missing. Dinamo (32 points) completed the top three. Sochi is in last place, the team has only 11 points. The penultimate Kaliningrad “Baltika” has two more points.
The season will continue with Russian Cup matches in February. The 19th week of the Russian Premier League starts on March 3.
Previously Oleg Romantsev named The team that will win the RPL.