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CSKA veteran Vladimir Ponomarev admitted that he expected the army team to win in the match against Ural in the 23rd round of the WORLD RPL, and believes that the Muscovites will finish second this season.
On Saturday, CSKA defeated Ural 2-1 in the away match of the 23rd round of the MIR RPL. The team is in fourth place in the standings (44 points), losing one point to Rostov and Spartak.
– In principle, I expected the victory of CSKA. But I thought that the score would be 1:0, but it turned out 2:1. Well, that’s okay. Still, we played on a foreign field, plus Ural is an uncomfortable opponent. CSKA is on the move now, it’s hard to play with us. The defense is in order, Akinfeev too. Diveev worries me a little, he sometimes loses martial arts. This is due to the fact that he does not have a starting speed. Maybe he just hasn’t gotten in shape yet.
Our midfield is also good. Oblyakov now feels great. He has already matured. Zainutdinov worries me. And now he has earned a penalty in his own net. The fact is that he panics in his penalty area. Zabolotny is dangerous in the penalty area, successfully scored a goal. He is a brave player who is not afraid of martial arts. Chalov, on the contrary, is more intelligent. He plays on clean balls, but does not like wrestling. But he plays smarter. They complement each other, so they have a good tandem now. I think we will take second place this season,” Ponomarev told Euro‑Futbol.Ru.
Watch live broadcasts of MIR RPL and FONBET matches of the Cup of Russia on the Match TV federal channel and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites. On Sunday, on the air of Match TV from 16:15 (Moscow time), watch the meeting between Fakel and Akhmat, and then from 18:40 – the game between Rostov and Zenit.
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Pisa and Juventus met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:2.
They scored for the guests Calabrians (73′, own goal), Yildiz (90+2′).
According to the results of the match, Pisa has 11 points, the guests 32 points.
In the next match Pisa will play on January 3, 2026, the opponent will be Genoa. Juventus will play their next match on 3 January 2026 (the opponent is Lecce).
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The scorer of the brace against Chelsea is an Aston Villa player. Ollie Watkins appointed head coach of the team Unai Emery tactical genius. Watkins’ comment is quoted by the BBC in reference to Sky Sports.
The meeting of the 18th round of the English championship between Aston Villa and Chelsea from London ended with a strong victory for the Birmingham team with a score of 2:1.
“He changed tactics because Chelsea played man-marking, but he had an extra central defender when we played long balls. When I came on in the second half, he put Jadon Sancho and Morgan Rodgers on the wing and put Youri Tielemans in the No. 10 position, so we had an extra player. He’s a tactical genius,” Watkins said.
“Amazing victory. For me personally, to go on the pitch and score two goals is a fantastic feeling, but to continue that streak and come here to such a difficult place and beat Chelsea is just incredible,” he added.
Aston Villa, under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Emery, won 11 in a row. The team won 8 matches in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
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The English football club Aston Villa won 11 consecutive victories for the first time since 1914 and repeated the club record for this indicator.
On Saturday, in the away match of the 18th round of the English championship, the Birmingham team beat London’s Chelsea (2:1).
The last time Aston Villa won 11 matches in a row was in 1914. This happened previously in 1897.
Aston Villa under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Unai Emery he achieved 8 victories in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
Source: Soccer Ru
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