Zenit St. Petersburg’s player believes that he is ready for to replace the injured midfielder for the upcoming UEFA Champions League game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SL-Benfica-c40542.
Zenit St. Petersburg will be without the services of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Bukharov-c4555 (recovering from hamstring) for the upcoming UEFA Champions League
tie against SL Benfica at Petrovsky stadium.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maksim-Kanunnikov-c23221 has now stepped up to take the massive responsibility to fill the boots of injured teammate, Danny Miguel. He assured the fans that he is working hard to adopt to a newer role in his playing career for the upcoming
European fixture at home.
However, the St. Petersburg club would still miss the services of the Portuguese attacking midfielder excessively, who has been a back bone to Zenit's offensive line-up. The former Sporting Lisbon man has started all the group
stage matches.
“I know I have a huge responsibility on my shoulders to replace a veteran midfielder.
"Shirokov is recovering good but Luciano Spalletti has decided not to play him for the upcoming game. We have lost most of our key players. I am sorry for Danny as well, and the whole team is worried for him. But we will continue
to work harder for the match against Benfica.
“I'm ready to replace Danny and will prove myself that I can play for Zenit. I hope I can meet the fans and the coach’s expectations on the field.”The Russian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Zenit will play the round-of-16 on the back of a successful group stage. They managed to claim the second spot on their respective group table after knocking out http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 and Shakhtar Donetsk from the Champions League.
The 20-year-old attacker, who returned to Zenit after spending a season-long loan spell at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Anyukov-c4549,
Bukharov and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danko-Lazovic-c10188 could be available for the upcoming match, as they have started training individually.
Kanunnikov went on to urge the fans to support their beloved Russian outfit during the crunch home tie.
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