http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksei-Medvedev-c4650 believes Rubin Kazan can upset Olympique Lyon in the UEFA Champions League
Rubin Kazan forward, Aleksei Medvedev, has highlighted that Rubin are ready to fight against Olympique Lyon in the UEFA Champions League playoff round. The striker admitted that Les Gones are currently favourites to win their first leg at
Stade de Gerland.
The Tatary progressed to the playoff round by thrashing four goals against Dynamo Kyiv. Medvedev promised the fans a similar display against the Ligue 1 giatns away from home. The former Dynamo Moscow player revealed that the Volzhane are confident if playing
quality football under the leadership of Kurban Berdyev.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Tom-Tomsk-c39228 player revealed that Rubin are going to fight until the end to reach the group stages of the tournament. The striker highlighted that the Dinamiki were the favourites to win the third qualifying round of the Champions League but the
Tatary managed to get a win in the Ukrainian capital. Medvedev was off the mark in that win and insisted that Rubin are expecting to display a similar performance in France.
Medvedev heaped praise on the former Lyon midfielder, Juninho, by revealing that the Brazilian national has done enough for Coupe de France winners. Medvedev highlighted that Lyon forwards Lisandro Lopez and Bafetimbi Gomis are playing well at the moment
and can prove out to be a nightmare for the Volzhane defence.
The promising striker admitted that Rubin will find it difficult to score against Lyons’s tremendous shot-stopper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Lloris-c16408, and insisted that Lyon deserve their place in the Champions League.
“Lyon are amongst the strongest clubs in Europe, the master of standards Juninho has left but Lyon are still a very powerful club. Separately, I note goalkeeper Lloris, as well as attacking Gomis and Lopez. They are a team without weaknesses and they fight
for the championships and go far in the Champions League every year.” The Russian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Medvedev hailed Rubin’s latest acquisition, Nelson Valdez, by insisting that the Paraguayan footballer is ready to create competition for places at the Russian club.
The Russian national lamented team performance against CSKA Moscow and insisted that Rubin are ready to bounce back with a win against Lyon.
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