Leaders Zenit to pass tough Spartak test after Europa League flop
Villarreal’s forward Carlos Bacca and Zenit St Petersburg’s midfielder Oleg Shatov vie for the ball during their Europa League round of 16 first leg match in Saint Petersburg on March 7, 2019. — AFP pic
Zenit, who crashed out of the Europe yesterday with a 5-2 aggregate defeat to the Spanish side Villarreal, have a five-point lead at the top over second-placed Krasnodar, who also have a tough trip to the capital to take on reigning champions Lokomotiv Moscow. “Of course we wanted to advance further in the Europa League,” Semak said afterwards. “But we allowed Villarreal to score twice and failed to convert our early chances. That made the difference.Meanwhile, fourth-placed Spartak, who are eight points back and boosted their chances of a place in next season’s Champions League with a hard-fought 1-0 derby win over Dynamo Moscow last week, are aiming to claw themselves back into the title race.
Murad Musaev’s side were set to be Russia’s sole remaining representatives in Europe after Magomed Suleymanov’s 85th-minute opener looked to have put them through on away goals ahead of Valencia, only for Goncalo Guedes to break their hearts with a dramatic injury-time equaliser to send the Spaniards through 3-2 on aggregate.
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