Zenit St. Petersburg’s midfielder warns the Russian outfit to prepare hard for the upcoming UEFA Champions League tie.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergei-Semak-c32976, who joined Zenit St. Petersburg from Rubin Kazan back in 2010 for a reportedl 30 million Euros, failed to start most of the UEFA Champions League group stage matches after sustaining recurring injuries.
However, the Russian midfield maestro managed to help Zenit claim all three points by scoring an important goal against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SL-Benfica-c40542 in the round-of-16.
Semak has revealed that though they managed to defeat Benfica 3-2 in the first home leg, they will have to work very hard if they are to defeat the Eagles in the return leg at Estádio da Luz.
The 36-year-old admitted that the Portuguese outfit are more combative as compared to the other Primeira Liga outfits at the moment.
Semak praised the Meshki, revealing that the Russian outfit has proved that its are not afraid to play European ties against big clubs. However, he admitted that Benfica will play attacking football at home.
The Russian Cup winner revealed that the Portuguese outfit has scored 2 away goals and they will try to win on away goals. Semak, meanwhile, lamented the injury concerns and assured the Bomzhi fans of hard work when they take on
the Eagles on March 06, 2012.
The Russian Cup winner went to reveal that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Bukharov-c4555 and Domenico Criscito are training hard and are in contention to start the upcoming European tie.
“We are getting ready for an important match. Of course, we are all upset with the injuries to our key players. But we must continue to train, regardless of the circumstances.
“Benfica are at the top spot on the Portuguese league table and have not lost a single match domestically. They play at high speed and have a few very strong players.” The former FC Moscow player was quoted as saying.
He went on to admit to the difficulty playing against a stern opposition that's atop the league table at the moment. Semak tipped the Russian outfit to take full advantage of the one-goal cushion and assured the fans of a great
fight.
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