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Former president of FC Moscow Yuri Belous expressed the opinion that the leading clubs will play with their main squads in the return matches of the quarterfinals of the FONBET Russian Cup.
In the first matches of the quarter finals of the RPL Path, Lokomotiv could not beat Baltika (2:2), Spartak lost to Orenburg (0:1), Zenit lost to Dynamo (0:1), and CSKA played a draw with Rostov (1:1).
— The share of the Russian Championship is higher than the Cup games. Subconsciously, the players and coaching staff understand that in a few days they will play a championship match. But, in my opinion, we cannot neglect the Cup matches – after all, this is the shortest path to the title. And winning the trophy will be written down in history in golden letters. Now the two-match confrontation has begun. This is even more interesting. For example, Zenit lost to Dynamo. It is clear that a one-goal advantage is not that significant. But winning the return match will not be very easy for St. Petersburg. For CSKA, a draw is a satisfactory result. But at home they will, of course, play differently. They definitely want to win the trophy. I think that in the return matches the top clubs will field more basic squads. These are decisive games,” Belous said.
The return matches in pairs will take place in the spring of 2024.
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Former coach of Dynamo Kiev Alexander Showkovsky He should have been sacked in August after a poor performance in the Champions League qualifiers.
The blue-whites, who lost twice to Cypriot Paphos in the 3rd round of the European Cup (0:1 and 0:2), were relegated to the Europa League and then promoted to the Conference League.
“I know that Dinamo management believes that a change of coach could and should be made in the summer, after they lost to Paphos in the Champions League qualifiers.
Then an opportunity arose. But the necessary candidate was not available,” the source said.
Due to the lack of alternatives, the president of the Kiev club decided to leave Shovkovsky as head coach, but in November the Ukrainian specialist was nevertheless fired and left Dynamo.
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Former Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos He talked about his interaction with Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior and other representatives of Brazil within the scope of the “royal club”.
“The Brazilians aroused my sympathy even as a child. While playing for Real Madrid, I developed excellent relationships with Vinicius, Casemiro and Militao.
It is very easy to find a common language with these guys: they know how to enjoy life, and their mentality is significantly different from that of the Germans.
Casemiro and Vinicius and I understood each other perfectly on the field and developed a unique football bond with Vini.
We communicated warmly in daily life. I believe that if there is no contact between players off the field, it is extremely difficult to achieve harmony in the game.
I used Vini’s high-speed bursts effectively and he masterfully directed my passes,” AS Kroos reports.
Let’s remember that Kroos defended the jersey of Real Madrid from 2014 to 2024. During this decade the German midfielder won the Champions League five times.
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Atalanta and Inter met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:1.
Marked for guests Martinez (65′).
At the end of the match Atalanta has 22 points, the guests have 36 points.
Atalanta’s next match will be on January 3, 2026 against Roma. Inter will play their next match on 4 January 2026 (the opponent is Bologna).
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