Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Gazprom, St. He congratulated St. Petersburg Zenit on their victory in the Russian Premier League (RPL). His words lead the way press service St. Petersburg club.
“It was incredible! Our spirit, our character! In the teeth, in the teeth of the St. Petersburg lion, Zenit brought another championship to its tens of millions of fans! The most passionate, dramatic and emotional one,” said Miller.
Zenit won the Russian championship for the sixth time in a row by defeating Rostov with a score of 2:1 in the final round of the Russian Premier League. The team collected 57 points. It is noteworthy that if Zenit had drawn, Krasnodar would have become the national champion.
In second place in the RPL was Krasnodar, who beat Dinamo Moscow with a score of 1:0. The points of the teams were equal – 56, the Krasnodar club rose higher in the rankings due to head-to-head matches, in the Russian Premier League season the “bulls” beat their opponents twice – the first round match ended with a victory 3:1.
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