http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 Miguel believes that the Rossoneri are favourites to progress from the UEFA Champions League group stages despite selling their star players this summer
Zenit St. Petersburg have been drawn against AC Milan, Malaga and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RSC-Anderlecht-c40394 in the UEFA Champions League group stages after the officials made the draws at Monaco yesterday.
The St. Petersburg attacking midfielder, Danny Miguel, has admitted that his side face an uphill struggle against the Rossoneri and Malaga in their quest of reaching the later stages of the Europe's most prestigious football tournament.
The Portuguese midfielder, who joined the Russian outfit for a record breaking 30 million Euros from Dynamo Moscow in 2008, insisted that Zenit and the Milan-based club are the favourites to reach the pre quarter-finals in Europe.
The former Sporting Lisbon player went on to admit that Zenit will find it extremely difficult to play the group stage matches against AC Milan, admitting that they have a wonderful squad despite shipping out key figures this summer.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Filippo-Inzaghi-c13777 bid farewell to the Italian giants after finding themselves surplus to requirements at San Siro under new head coach, Massimiliano Allegri.
The Red and black, meanwhile, sold http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Silva-c34903 to the ambitious French outfit, Paris Saint-Germain, earlier this month.
“Everyone knows that the team AC Milan is a strong team. However, in comparison to previous years, the Milanese structure has undergone significant changes all of a sudden, and many of the leading players left the club, but the
Milan is Milan.”
“But we have two other teams, which are also very serious contenders. I am familiar with Malaga, who are a strong team. But all the same, Zenit and AC Milan are clear favourites of the group stages. We will fight for the next round.”
The Russian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Malaga’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 FC for a reported 20 million Euros fee earlier this month. Miguel is of the belief that the midfielder’s big move to English side will not affect the Spanish outfit’s European dreams.
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