Zenit will deprive Cypriots annual budget

Players of Zenit St. Petersburg are preparing to take revenge at the Cypriot club AYOL in the return match of the third qualifying round of the Champions League. In case of success Cypriots, they guarantee themselves a profit in the amount of the annual budget of the club.

The failure of "Zenit" with the account :1 in the first game in Larnaca was a big surprise, given the considerable difference in class of Vice-Champions of Russia and Cyprus. But Zenit players the odds were not used, however the Polish forward Iela Lukasz Gicevich own goals scored, and already Zenit need to put on their own field lot of effort to halt shame. According to experts, the total price of the players Cypriot team is approximately 1/5 part of the price of the 1st single of the Hulk.

When in the "Zenith" are entirely star European level, and 9 players played in the world championship, AYOL recruited average players, as a rule from Spain, Portugal and Brazil, while the Bulgarian coach of the islanders Ivailo Peteva in the summer of need, in fact, to build a new team, ITAR-TASS reported. And yet, in the home match Cypriots stood close-knit team with excellent tactical training. Taking into account that Zenit had to score twice to go further, the chances of competitors are very large.

As told the Director General of Aela Plates Abraham, his team not so long ago were supporting the players of Zenit at the 2014 world Cup. "If we go Zenit, guarantee their participation at least in the group round of the Europa League and the chance to compete for the Champions League. If we will succeed - earn the amount is our annual budget - quotes Abraham "Soviet sport". - For us this is a historic day. We have nothing to lose and gain you very much. For us nothing is pressing. It Zenit is currently under pressure. The guys came to get pleasure from the game. They will play against those who are the last month watched on TV during the world championship!"

Interestingly, the day before the match, head coach of Zenit Andre Villas Boas expressed irritation with the depth of their own team. And this despite the fact that in the "Zenith" at almost every place on the field pretend, at least 2 great player.

In case of victory in the series with Aalam "Zenith" will compete for a spot in the mass Champions League on play-off stage, the draw will take place on August 8. The losers in this pair speech in European competition in today's season does not stop, going to the play-off round of the Europa League.

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