Nicolas Lombaerts wants Zenit St. Petersburg to win the upcoming Russian Premier League tie against FC Rostov before going into UEFA Champions League crunch fixture
The defending Russian Premier League champions, Zenit St. Petersburg, will lock horns in the UEFA Champions League against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Rostov-c39192 at Petrovsky stadium.
Zenit defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicolas-Lombaerts-c27825, has urged his side to get back-to-back wins in the two different competitions, insisting that a win in the upcoming league tie against the Selmashi will help them in regaining their confidence
in the European tournament.
As things stand, the St. Petersburg club are at the 3rd spot on the league table with 27 points and trial the leading-spot by 3 points.
The Russian outfit, meanwhile, is at a similar spot on their respective group table on the European front after suffering back-to-back defeats against Malaga CF and AC Milan and claiming barely one win against Anderlecht at home.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Denisov-c16694, who threatened to quit the club after demanding more wages, is likely to appear in the upcoming matches after apologizing to the club and the head coach, Luciano Spalletti, following his unprofessional behaviour.
The man who loves to keep possession at the centre of the field has not played a competitive game since Zenit’s 3-0 defeat in the group stage match against Malaga back in mid-September.
Lombaerts welcomed Denisov back in the squad after a month’s absence, saying that the prolific central midfielder will undoubtedly drive the club forward with his wide range of passes.
“We are all happy that Igor is back. He is a strong player and a friend of mine. For me it does not matter whether he apologized or not. He is my friend and I'm glad he's back.”
“Zenit are a high-level club with high level players. The club demands effort from each of the player.” The UEFA Cup winner was quoted as saying.
The Belgian stopper went on to admit that the Russian outfit have been missing a decent player and urged the 28-year-old to play a massive part in the upcoming domestic and European games.
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