Russian Premier League
Football Betting Tips – Zenit St. Petersburg v Chelsea preview & prediction
Zenit St Petersburg take on Chelsea in their final UEFA Champions League group game on Wednesday night. Register an account at Betfred and bet £10 to get a £30 Free Bet. Match Info Kick-Off: 17:45 GMT, Gazprom Arena. Zenit St. Petersburg v Chelsea preview The Russian outfit have no chance of making it to the knockout rounds of the Champions League but they could still book their place in the Europa League knockout stage. A draw here would guarantee the home side’s qualification to the Europa League and they will be desperate to pull off a positive result. Meanwhile, Chelsea will be desperate to win their group and they are currently level on points with Italian giants Juventus. Finishing at the top of their group could help them secure a relatively easier fixture in the kno...
Leicester City vs Spartak Moscow preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Leicester City are third in their group and they cannot afford to slip up here. The Premier League side will be desperate to beat Spartak Moscow in the Europa League this week. The two sides will meet on the 4th of November at 20:00 pm BST. The Foxes are under pressure to win here and they are coming into this game on the back of a home defeat to Arsenal. The home fans will demand a strong reaction from the players and it remains to be seen whether the Foxes can bounce back strongly. Spartak Moscow are at the bottom of their group but they are just one point adrift of Leicester. A win here could get their European campaign back on track. The away side will be looking to pull off an upset here. Leicester City vs Spartak Moscow team news Leicester City possible starting lin...
Juventus vs Zenit St. Petersburg preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Juventus will look to bounce back from two straight defeats with a win over Zenit St. Petersburg in the Champions League this week. The two sides will meet on the 2nd of November at 20:00 pm BST. Juventus are coming into this game on the back of two defeats against Sassuolo and Verona – two teams they should be beating. The Italian giants are under immense pressure after a poor start to the season and they cannot afford to slip up at home once again. Zenit St. Petersburg will fancy their chances against a struggling Juventus side this week. The visitors are coming into this game on the back of two straight wins and they will be full of confidence. Juventus vs Zenit St. Petersburg team news Mattia De Sciglio misses out through injury for the hosts. Douglas Santos and Magomed Ozd...
Champions League Group H previous meetings: Chelsea and Juventus the standouts in Group H
The eighth and final Champions League group has been drawn, and it promises to be an interesting one. Defending champions Chelsea will come up against a Cristiano Ronaldo-less Juventus, while Zenit Saint Petersburg and Malmo also compete to reach the knockout stage. Here are the previous meetings between these sides. Chelsea vs Juventus It’s been a while since Chelsea and Juventus faced off against each other. The last meeting was in the 2012/13 group stages when the Blues were eliminated early just months after winning the competition. The Londoners squandered a two-goal lead in the home fixture, having gone ahead through Oscar’s double. Arturo Vidal pulled one back before half-time, and Fabio Quagliarella netted a late equaliser. And in Turin, the hosts comfortably came out on top. Quagl...
West Ham eyeing up Euro 2020 scorer as alternative to Jesse Lingard
West Ham United are considering a move for CSKA Moscow playmaker Nikola Vlasic if they fail in their bid to sign Jesse Lingard, reports the Telegraph. Vlasic has been at CSKA Moscow for three seasons, following an unsuccessful spell in the Premier League with Everton. He has made a total of 107 appearances for the Russian club, scoring on 33 occasions. Vlasic celebrates his strike at Euro 2020 His form has earned him 26 caps for the Croatia national team. His best moment on the international stage came this summer in their group stage fixture against Scotland, as he opened the scoring in a 3-1 win at Hampden Park. The 23-year-old could now be set for a return to England. The Telegraph claims that West Ham have identified him as a possible alternative to main target Jesse Lingard. The Hamme...
Chelsea ditch Mourinho reject who became a Premier League winner
Victor Moses has ended his miserable spell at Chelsea by completing a permanent move to Spartak Moscow. According to the club’s official website, Moses has agreed to sign for Spartak after enjoying a successful loan spell with them last season. Moses made just 128 appearances for the Blues, although he did collect Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League winners medals during his time with the club. SL View Plenty was expected of Moses when he joined Chelsea from Wigan Athletic in 2012, but he largely failed to live up to expectations. Jose Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge the following year didn’t help Moses, with the Portuguese quickly discarding the player. Loan spells at Liverpool, Stoke City and West Ham United didn’t work out, but Antonio Conte’s arrival as manager proved to be a...
Super Eagles boss wants Ahmed Musa to sort out his career before Afcon qualifiers
Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr hopes to see his captain Ahmed Musa back to action ahead of their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in March. The three-time African champions will take on the Republic of Benin and Lesotho in their last Afcon qualifying games next month. Musa has been without a club since October when he left Saudi Arabian side Al Nass by mutual agreement. The forward starred for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow before moving to England to team up with Leicester City. The Super Eagles winger struggled to establish himself at the King Power Stadium and in an effort to enjoy more playing time, he left for Saudi in 2018. The forward is now looking to returning to Europe and has been heavily linked to Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. Rohr is hopeful ...
Nigeria star leads Club Brugge past FC Zenit St. Petersburg
Club Brugge began their 2020-21 Champions League campaign with a 2-1 triumph over Zenit St. Petersburg. Goals from Nigeria’s Emmanuel Dennis and Charles De Ketelaere scored the goals as Philippe Clement’s men silenced the Russian Premier League title holders at Krestovsky Stadium. The Belgians went into the encounter without goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, Cote d’Ivoire’s Odilon Kossounou and Michael Krmencik, who are in isolation after contracting Covid-19, while Simon Deli was unavailable due to suspension. In a tight first-half that saw Dennis, Mats Rits, Clinton Mata getting cautioned by referee Benoit Bastien, both teams were unable to find the net as they adopted a cautious approach. Club Brugge’s first chance at goal came in the 30th minute when Dennis found his way in the hosts’ goal ar...
