Russian football clubs begin their campaign for the main trophies in Europe. This season in the Champions League and the European League the country is represented by 5 clubs. Unfortunately, during the selection of the tournament, "Ufa". The draw for the group stage of the Champions League fans and experts waited impatiently. However, its results greatly disappointed the fans. If the Moscow "Locomotive" is still lucky, then "CSKA" was in an unenviable situation.
Red and blue will play with the last winners of the Champions League "Real".
Despite leaving the club Cristiano Ronaldo, the team is the main contender for the championship. Italian "Roma" also strongly strengthened during the transfer window and poses a great threat to the whole of Europe. CSKA this summer said goodbye to his main star, Alexander Golovin. Also from the team left a number of players who formed the bones of the club. Despite this, the head coach of the army Viktor Goncharenko is confident that the players will not give up until the last. "The experience of participating in the Champions League shows that there is always a chance to compete for an exit in the playoffs. We are not going to look at the fourth place. Much depends on who we will meet in the sixth round, how much the opponent will be motivated, but we will try to compete for going to the playoffs or to the Europa League ", - quotes Sportbox. FC "Lokomotiv" has a much better chance of reaching the spring European cup. However, the railwaymen should not relax, as against them will play teams that have been fighting for years already on an equal footing with the top clubs. In the European League the situation in Russia is much better.
"Zenith" and "Spartacus" should not experience serious problems in the group, but "Krasnodar" will have to prove that this club is able to fight on par with the stronger teams. "I think that the group is absolutely flat: without favorites and outsiders. The strength of the teams is about equal, it will be very interesting, "said Zenit coach Sergei Semak. And yet, our players often have misfires during European cups, which does not allow them to show their best result.