http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bruno-Alves-c8108 tips Zenit St. Petersburg to improve after Shakhtar Donetsk win – UEFA Champions League
In the latest group stage game of UEFA Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk managed to claim a point against Zenit St. Petersburg at Donbass Arena. Both sides battled to a 2-2 draw after ninety minutes of gruelling action.
The host team managed to score the opening goal of the match against Zenit, but the visitors bounced back with an equalizer. Shakhtar striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luiz-Adriano-c22841 scored before half time to take the lead yet again, but it was soon cancelled out by Zenit midfield
maestro, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Viktor-Fayzulin-c36130.
Bruno Alves, the Zenit defender, has warned is teammates that they need to work harder if they are to progress to the later stages of the Champions League, though, he stressed that Zenit deserved to win against the Ukraine-based club.
The Russian Premier League champions have managed to claim four points and are currently at the second spot on the group table. As things stand, Zenit are above http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 in the standings on goal difference.
“I think I will remember this game for a long time. We created a lot of chances and deserved to win. The result is not entirely honest and we need to change the situation. We now have two games at home, in which we must win.” Alves was quoted as saying.
The Portuguese Cup winner revealed that a win would have been a great result and highlighted the importance of remaining group stage games in the Champions League.
Alves lamented the luck factor against the Miners and said:
“Of course, they knew that Zenit are a strong team but just went back and played on the counter attack. We controlled the game well enough but we just did not have a little – http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Good-Luck-c39444.”
He added: “we are strong and had a fantastic match, but we can do even better.”
The former AEK Athens player is of the opinion that Zenit need to win the upcoming group stage games against Shakhtar and Apoel FC.
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