Bruno Alves eyeing a Zenit St. Petersburg win against Rubin Kazan before UEFA Champions League tie
Zenit St. Petersburg defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bruno-Alves-c8108 has insisted that the Meshki need to get a win against Rubin Kazan in their upcoming Russian Premier League encounter in order to gain confidence for their forthcoming match in the group stages of the UEFA Champions
League against FC Porto.
Zenit have been drawn against Shakhtar Donetsk, Apoel FC and Porto in the group stage of the cup tournament.
Alves revealed that Zenit need a positive result and highlighted the preparations being made ahead of the upcoming league meeting against the Rubies. The Portuguese defender is going to play alongside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandar-Lukovic-c4481 in defence. Alves insisted that he
is ready to play with him and assured him of a tidy performance against Kazan.
He heaped praise on the Serbian defender and highlighted that he has already played alongside him against Lokomotiv Moscow.
“I've already played alongside him; he’s a great football player and an important part of our team. I have already played with him against Lokomotiv and I think we can make good pair of defenders. If we do go out together on the field from the first minute,
it will be good.” The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 man was quoted as saying.
The Portuguese Cup winner reiterated his desire to get a win against the Volzhane. Zenit managed to claim a draw previously when the two sides drew 2-2 at Petrovsky Stadium. Alves highlighted that Zenit have a wonderful chance to please the fans if they
manage to claim three points against Rubin away from home.
“Rubin play very well organized, they have strong players in the front line and play at a high tempo. In defence, we need to be very careful. If we can win against Kazan, it will give us confidence in the Champions League.” The 29-year-old concluded.
The Portuguese stopper was red carded during the champions League clash against Apoel FC in the group stages. Zenit lost 2-1 against the Cypriot First Division club. The promising defender believes that every player learns from his mistakes and assured the
fans of a neat performance in their upcoming tie against the Tatary.
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