Vladislav Radimov has warned Russian Premier League club against complacency, reminding them the Reds sensational comeback in the UEFA Champions League final against AC Milan
English Premier League giants, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 FC, managed to defeat AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League final at Ataturk Olympic stadium after coming from behind in what was a sensational and memorable day in football’s history.
Though the Reds conceded three goals in the final game of the nail biting European encounter against the Italian outfit, they did not lose hope and managed to bounce back in a remarkable fashion to drag the match on to penalties.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vladimir-c36322 Smicer scored the first two goals. Moreover, the Merseyside club managed to write their names in the history books after winning the cup competition
on penalties.
Zenit managed to defeat Liverpool 2-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League round-of-16 at Petrovsky stadium and Luciano Spalletti’s men will now head to England to play the return leg at Anfield.
Vladislav Radimov has warned the St. Petersburg club against complacency, saying that they need to act defensively should they are to confirm their place in the next round of the continental tournament.
“Zenit are favourites to win the upcoming match. I think they will play defensively and if they manage to score, the game is over.”
“But they need to be careful against a team which bounced back in the final of the Champions League. It depends on how Liverpool will take advantage of their home stadium. Of course, the home support will play a defining role and
knowing that their fans stay close to the edge of the field, I suspect it will be hard to play there.” The former Real Zaragoza man was quoted as saying.
Going into the crunch fixture, Zenit will welcome back Domenico Criscito into the starting line-ups. The former Genoa player is expected to start the match after recovering from a hamstring injury.
Radimov revealed that the Italian stopper can give a new dimension to the Russian outfit’s attack.
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