Nicolas Lombaerts also congratulated Danny Miguel after Luciano Spalletti made him Zenit St. Petersburg’s new captain ahead of their 1-1 draw against CSKA Moscow on Monday
Zenit St. Petersburg will play their last group stage match of the UEFA Champions League against AC Milan at San Siro on Monday in a bid to seal a last gasp qualification to the UEFA Europa League this season.
Luciano Spalletti’s wards has had a below par European campaign this term, having recorded barely one win in the tournament so far this season. However, they still have a chance to remain in one of the European competition if they
win against the Rossoneri.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicolas-Lombaerts-c27825 has admitted a tough fight in the upcoming European meeting against the Milan-based club, saying that Massimiliano Allegri’s team will give them a tough time as they are unbeaten in the competition.
“I remember that we are in third place and we have to think about winning against Milan. We need to claim all three points in the next fixture regardless of what happens between Malaga and Anderlecht in the other game.” The Russian
Cup winner was quoted as saying.
The St. Petersburg club are at the third spot on their respective group table, level on points with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RSC-Anderlecht-c40394 but higher in the standings due to a bigger goal difference as compared to the Belgian champions.
But Zenit will play the much anticipated European fixture after a difficult away trip to Moscow at Luzhniki stadium on Friday.
The defending league champions coach, Spalletti, named Danny Miguel as the club’s new captain prior to their 1-1 draw in the Russian Premier League tie against CSKA Moscow at Petrovsky stadium.
Lombaerts revealed that the Russian outfit is completely satisfied with the manager’s decision, insisting that Danny is a true leader and a great player.
“I do not even know why they changed captain but it’s up to the coach. We respect http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193, who is a great player and a helping individual.” He concluded.
The Portuguese attacking midfielder replaced the controversy-hit midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Denisov-c16694, after wearing the captain’s arm band for the first time since making a move from Dynamo Moscow back in 2008.
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