Luciano Spalletti lauds Zenit St. Petersburg win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 – UEFA Champions league news
In the latest round of UEFA Champions League group stage fixtures, Zenit St. Petersburg won 3-1 against FC Porto. In the aftermath of the victory, Zenit head coach Luciano Spalletti has revealed his satisfaction over the Bomzhi performance against the Dragons.
Having been drawn against Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Apoel and FC Porto, Zenit are now second in their group following their latest win. The opening fixture had ended in a humiliating 2-1 loss to Apoel.
Against the Portuguese champions, Zenit were a goal down initially but managed to pull one back before half time. The Meshki produced a terrific second half performance and managed to score two goals during the second period.
“I congratulate my players because they played a great match. I really hope that the guys are going to get more confidence with this result and start playing at this level against any competitor.” Spalletti was quoted as saying.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 tactician insisted that the St. Petersburg club need to display similar character in the remaining matches of the group stages if they are to reach the knock out stages of the Champions League.
Spalletti highlighted that he is completely satisfied with the home win and expressed his desire to top the group.
Zenit gloves-man http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vyacheslav-Malafeev-c36502 marked his return following an injury in the Russian Premier League tie against Rubin Kazan. The Italian tactician highlighted that the Russian national’s performance and rated him above reserve team shot-stopper, Yuri
Zhevnov.
“Malafeev deserves to be the goalkeeper of the national team. To become a keeper of such a strong country, one has to be a very good player, and he ticks all the boxes. Zhevnov is also a goalkeeper of the national team, but I completely trust Malafeev.”
The Russian Cup winner concluded.
The former Udinese boss revealed that he is happy at Petrovsky Stadium and he is going to serve the Meshki till the end of his contract. Spalletti revealed that one should be ready for any situation but is more than happy at the moment.
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