The Portuguese midfielder has highlighted busy September as Zenit St. Petersburg will play matches in the UEFA Champions League, Russian Premier League and Russian Cup
Zenit St. Petersburg are playing in three different competitions this month, including the Russian Premier League, UEFA Champions League and the Russian Cup, leaving http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 Miguel wary of the busy schedule.
The Portuguese attacking midfielder has admitted that his side needs to find consistency in their performances. Miguel urged his side to take one game at a time and try to adopt the habit of winning in every competition.
Zenit will play the upcoming league tie against Terek Grozny at home on 15th, prior to their tough visit to Spain for their first Champions League’s group stage match against Malaga on 18th.
The Meshki will then head for their final fixture of the month against Lokomotiv Moscow on 29th after locking horns with FC Krylia Sovetov Samara on 22nd. They also go head to head in the Russian Cup’s round-of-16
against FC Baltika Kaliningrad on the away turf.
Miguel, who joined the St. Petersburg club for reportedly 30 million Euros from Dynamo Moscow in 2008, revealed that his side have been drawn against top European teams and gave the example of AC Milan.
The 29-year-old midfielder is of the belief that the Milan-based club will give them a tough time in Europe and urged his side to win the home games against Malaga FC, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RSC-Anderlecht-c40394 and the Rossoneri.
“We are not afraid to play against Milan because of their past achievements. I believe that our group has teams which are almost equal in every respect. So, we will definitely try to get to the playoffs with the first place on
the group table.”
“The main thing is we need to win all three home games. Zenit are not only focusing only on the Champions League as we also want to win the league title and the Cup of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991.” The former Sporting Lisbon man was quoted as saying.
Miguel, who has not played a competitive game since November last year, said that he is itching to go on the field after recovering from leg injury.
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