The former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder hails Zenit St. Petersburg’s 2-0 Russian Premier League win against CSKA and expressed his desire to play for the national team.
In the latest round of Russian Premier League action, Zenit St. Petersburg managed to win 2-0 against CSKA Moscow at Petrovsky stadium. As a result, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Spalletti’s men have now extended their lead over the second placed Spartak
Moscow to 14 points.
Zenit play the upcoming league game against Kuban Krasnodar and a win against the Cossacks will mathematically seal their third league title. With five league games left to play, Zenit are atop the league table with 80 points.
In the aftermath of the outcome, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergei-Semak-c32976 has expressed his delight after recording a fabulous performance against a tough opponent. However, he warned the Russian outfit against complacency and urged them to be consistent
if they are to retain the title this season.
Semak praised CSKA, admitting that the Moscow-based club played decent football during the first half. However, the Russian midfielder was quick to praise Zenit’s defence for coping up with the pressure playing against a stern
opposition.
“The game was very difficult. We are very pleased that Zenit are on the brink of winning the league title. While CSKA was playing too well, and the moments they had, we had to keep ourselves calm.
“I really want to see myself in the national team again but it’s up to the manager to make a choice.” The Russian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Semak, who started the crunch league tie after missing out on last week’s 1-0 win against Lokomotiv Moscow at Lokomotiv stadium, revealed that he has regained his match fitness and assured the fans of playing the remaining matches
of the campaign.
The former Asmaral Moscow player revealed that he is fully fit and working hard in order to get in shape to return to the Russian national team for the upcoming Euro 2012. Semak, whose current contract expires in December, revealed
that it is still too early to tell which club he will be playing for in the upcoming season.
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