http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SL-Benfica-c40542 will fight for a place in the later rounds of the UEFA Champions League alongside Barcelona
Spartak Moscow will lock horns with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078 in their first group stage match of the UEFA Champions League at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Welliton-c36773 still on the road to recovery after sustaining respective injuries, Kirill Kombarov has admitted that the Spartachi are lacking experienced players ahead of the much
anticipated match.
Expressing his concerns over the squad’s fitness, Kombarov said that he is expecting Welliton and Pareja to attain full fitness ahead of the European encounter and assured the fans of putting in an electrifying performance against
the four-time Champions League winners.
“Injuries have forced senior players to play against Barcelona. I don’t know the reasons behind these injuries. May be it’s because of the constant transition from natural to artificial field.”
“The Argentinean will probably be ready for our next game and the Brazilian striker is making good recovery as well.” The former Spartak Moscow player was quoted as saying.
Kombarov revealed that he watched the Champions League draws live on the television and expressed his excitement to play against the Catalans, who are regarded as one of the best football clubs in the world.
The Russian midfielder told the fans that the Moscow-based club are likely to progress from the group stages after getting positive results against their group rivals SL Benfica and Celtic FC.
The Primeira Liga side, who reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League after defeating Zenit St. Petersburg in the round-of-16 prior to their 3-1 defeat against eventual winners, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Axel-Witsel-c7029
and Javi Garcia this summer.
“Benfica have not become weaker after losing out two key players this summer. I remember when Dynamo Moscow were defeated by Celtic a few years ago. So, we should not underestimate any of our group members.” He concluded.
The White-blues crashed out of the 2009-10 Champions League campaign after suffering 2-1 defeat against the Scottish side.
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