http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Akinfeev-c16676 behind CSKA Moscow’s Russian Cup win Anzhi – Football news
Zenit St. Petersburg goalkeeper, Vyacheslav Malafeev, has congratulated CSKA Moscow’s Igor Akinfeev after the Russian stopper helped the Russian Premier League club in winning the Russian Cup final on penalty shoot-outs against Anzhi Makhachkala at Terek
Stadium.
Akinfeev, who has been named as the player of the season, made some terrific saves in the penalty shoot-outs on Saturday. The 27-year-old blocked shots from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jucilei-c19861 from the spot-kicks.
Malafeev will play against Akinfeev when CSKA lock horns with the St. Petersburg in the Russian Super Cup next month.
“The final was very good and the game was on a collision course with lots of counter attacks. Let's congratulate CSKA with a heavy victory. I am especially happy for Akinfeev, who also wished me http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984. Well, I am not waiting
to see him in the match for the Super Bowl,” the UEFA Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Malafeev has reportedly been linked with a move to French side Monaco as the 34-year-old is approaching towards the last year of his contract at Petrovsky stadium. However, the Russian shot-stopper shrugged off the rumours linking him to Ligue 1 club this
summer.
“I think we should not believe the journalists nowadays. They make up stories for their own sake irrespective of knowing that they are affecting the career of an individual. You should listen to the players themselves rather than relying upon paper information,”
he concluded.
Malafeev went on to hail the St. Petersburg club latest acquisition http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Anatoliy-Tymoshchuk-c5539, saying that the 34-year-old will definitely help the Russian outfit in reclaiming the league title next season.
The Ukrainian International will return to Zenit after winning the UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich. The Munich-based club claimed the European trophy after defeating Jurgen Klopp’s men in the final of the competition at Wembley Stadium last month.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Spalletti’s men failed to win the league title third time in a row after losing it to CSKA Moscow this season. They finished as the runners-up on the league table with 62 points, just two points behind the leaders.
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