Artur Yusupov believes that Dynamo Moscow can still claim a top-five finish this season if they start collecting points against the top Russian Premier League teams
Dynamo Moscow midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Artur-Yusupov-c6747, has urged his side to be more clinical in the upcoming Russian Premier League tie against Zenit St. Petersburg at Arena Khimki on Saturday.
Going into the crunch league tie, the defending champions will be without their multi-million buy, Hulk and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Viktor-Fayzulin-c36130.
The Brazilian International, who scored two goals including the one in the UEFA Champions League’s group stage match against AC Milan after joining the Russian outfit from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 this summer, is unlikely to feature in the next
match after sustaining a knee injury.
The prolific striker is yet to make an appearance since participating in Zenit’s 2-1 win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Rostov-c39192 earlier this month.
Yusupov went on to admit that the St. Petersburg club will not struggle without Hulk offensively. The Russian midfielder urged his teammates to win the next match if they are to keep alive their slim hopes of finishing in the top-five
this season.
Saturday’s 2-0 win against Alania Vladikavkaz has left the White-Blues trailing Spartak Moscow by just 10 in the race for 5th spot points and to earn a place in the next season’s UEFA Europa League.
As things stand, the White-Blues are at the 10th spot on the league table and Yusupov has urged his teammates to keep fighting for the European berth until the end of the ongoing Russian championship.
“In such a situation it is very difficult to predict but if we got to the end of the season in the top five, it will be great. We still have a chance to secure European qualification this season.”
“Zenit have decent player in the squad to replace Hulk. So, I do not think they will have massive problem ahead of the match. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436 is a type of player who can decide the fate of the match on his own.” The 23-year-old was
quoted as saying.
Speaking on their Russian Cup performances, Yusupov backed his side to win the domestic up this season.
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