“Krasnodar” – CSKA: are army men rehabilitated for the defeat of “Spartak”?

Krasnodar – CSKA

CSKA after the defeat of “Spartacus” has no right to make mistakes in the fight for medals. Victory in Krasnodar guarantees the club a place in the top three. The “bulls” no longer have special tasks. The main match of the team will be in June – against the same CSKA. In fact, the next game is a rehearsal for the Russian Cup final. CSKA spend a week amid Moscow derby scandals. The club lodged a complaint against the arbitration, which was not satisfied. At the same time, CSKA remain confident in the quality of the game. The red-blues were certainly not weaker than Spartak, although they regularly made mistakes in defense. Now the defense is doubly worrying, as Willian Rocha won’t play due to disqualification. Not at his best Igor Diveev. CSKA doesn’t have much depth in terms of defense. There were no major casualties in the attack. On the contrary, there is a positive moment linked to the fact that Jesus Medina got into shape. The Legionnaire completed the successful Russian line of attack. CSKA is currently one of the best teams in 2023 in RPL. This corresponds not only to points scored, but also to advanced stat indicators.

“Krasnodar” has a positive forward movement under the leadership of Vladimir Ivic. The Serbian specialist faced the first criticisms addressed to him. Significantly added “Bulls” during spring distance. In the last ten meetings, Krasnodar has lost only once. It happened in a match against Spartak – 3:4. Not to say that defeat was fair. If you are in form in the last ten matches, then Krasnodar is fourth in the Russian league. The cutting campaign deserves a special mention. In the second most important tournament, there could be questions about the quality of the game, but certainly not about the character. The club showed superbly in terms of the fight until the last minutes. Atrocious victories over Rostov, Akron and Urals were achieved. In Krasnodar, the legionnaires finally played in full force. Ivic was able to find the motivation for Cordoba and Ramirez. In terms of overall performance, the Bulls have already taken third place. At the same time, the club lost attacking midfielder Kadi to injury until the end of the season. The question of motivation seems to be decisive.

Both teams are unlikely to reveal their strengths before the Grand Final. The CSKA game is much more important. CSKA will only be satisfied with a victory. Vladimir Fedotov likes opponents in the style of Krasnodar. In such matches, the army team wins through pragmatic tactics with reliable defense.

Union Berlin – Werder Bremen

May 27 will be something to see in the Bundesliga. “Union” will take “Werder”. In addition to the championship plot, which “survived” in the Bundesliga until the last match day, at least eight other clubs before the 34th round have strong tournament motivation. These include “Union” Berlin and “Freiburg”, which in the last matches of the season will determine in absentia the owner of fourth place, which gives the right to participate in the next Champions League. Before the starting whistle on Saturday, which will sound simultaneously in all the matches of the round, the capital club has an advantage over its competitor on goal difference. With 59 points each, Union Berlin and Freiburg managed to score the same number of goals – 50 each. However, Urs Fischer’s men conceded four fewer goals, which in the current situation seems like a good start .

Werder Bremen returned to Germany’s top division this season after a year-long stint in the second Bundesliga. In this respect, the twelfth place and the absence of risks to fly now are reasons for the good mood of the “musicians”. The bookmakers have identified the home team as the favorites for the upcoming game. Union Berlin can be considered one of the main discoveries of the current season. In addition to the game progressing in the Bundesliga, the capital team reached the 1/8 finals of the Europa League and the 1/4 finals of the German Cup. At the same time, Fischer’s wards have lost their usual level of play since the beginning of March, which became the reason for a fragile position before the last round. In the last fifteen official matches, the Bundesliga top 4 side have won only four times. Only one out of five Union Berlin matches ended in victory by two or more goals during this period. Fischer’s team also does not differ in stability. The victory in the penultimate round over direct competitor Freiburg in the last lap was replaced by a defeat of lowly Hoffenheim.

The cheerful “Werder Bremen” will absolutely not be against “playing hooligans” in the capital. Despite the fact that the Bremen club have lost the last four head-to-head meetings with the next opponent, their players now have absolutely nothing to lose. In May, Werder Bremen lost to Bayern and Leipzig by one goal. They are unlikely to lose in Berlin with a bigger scorecard.

Andrey Andreev, Sport.Ru