CSKA Moscow’s Leonid Slutsky ready to take on Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League
CSKA Moscow have progressed to the knock-out round of the UEFA Champions League after winning the last group stage tie 2-1 against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan.
The Koni manager, Leonid Slutsky, has expressed delight over the deserved win and revealed that the Moscow-based club are ready to take on Real Madrid, arguably the toughest opponent in the champions League at the moment.
Los Blancos madew a flying start to the group stages with an away win against Dinamo Zagreb, and they hae not looked back ever since, winning all of their subsequent games. Los Blancos have re-emerged as Champions League contenders
since Jose Mourinho has taken over at the helm.
However, Slutsky is confident that his side can outplay any opponent, be it Madrid or http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078.
The Russian Cup winner revealed that CSKA are yet to reach their full potential in Europe, but expressed confidence that the Armeytsy fans will see a different side in the next round.
Slutsky revealed that the Russian outfit had been struggling in the season due to a host of injuries and now that the Russian Premier League season has taken a three-month break, they will work hard with the players and fully concentrate
on the European tournament.
CSKA's first choice goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Keisuke-Honda-c20516 and the Serbian midfielder Zoran Tosic are still out inured.
News in Russian had earlier suggested that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Capello, might take over Slutsky as the head coach at Luzhniki stadium. Slutsky shrugged off rumours linking him with a move away from the Russian outfit, when asked
about the situation, and insisted that the club president, Yevgeny Giner, would answer this question more appropriately.
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