Dmitri Borodin urges his side to get one step closer to the Russian Premier League title after winning the upcoming tie against CSKA Moscow at Petrovsky stadium.
In the latest round of Russian Premier League action, Zenit St. Petersburg won 1-0 against Lokomotiv Moscow at Lokomotiv stadium. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Shirokov-c31645 opened the scoring in the 75th minute.
In the aftermath of the outcome, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dmitri-Borodin-c11391 has hailed his side, admitting that they deserved all three points against the Railroaders. He went on to express his delight, saying that Zenit are favourites to win their third
league title ever since the inception of the Russian top division.
With six league games left to play, they are atop the league table with a staggering 77 points. They have maintained a massive 11-point lead over their closest rivals, CSKA Moscow.
“Lokomotiv were unpleasant to play at home, especially after their defeat against Dynamo Moscow. Loko are to blame themselves for their defeat. I think that the Railroaders are genuine contenders to claim a UEFA Champions League
berth, this season. They are playing fantastic football this season.
"The win has helped us get ahead of the other teams. I think we are the favourites to win the league title. However, we need to win the remaining matches. We play every game to win so we will be looking for a win in the upcoming
game.” The former Lokomotiv St. Petersburg player was quoted as saying.
However, Borodin warned his team against complacency, admitting that they need to claim points from the remaining matches of the ongoing season if they are to think about lifting the league title this season.
The former Anzhi Makhachkala shot-stopper revealed that Zenit have a couple of tough fixtures left in the calendar and urged his teammates to win the upcoming crunch league tie against CSKA Moscow at Petrovsky stadium
Borodin revealed that all the top eight Russian outfits are capable of claiming a European spot identified Anzhi, Dynamo Moscow and CSKA as contenders for a second-place finish.
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