Coach of St. Petersburg “Zenith » William de Oliveira told that the “blue-white-blue” could show a good level of play in the Champions League if Russian football clubs were allowed to participate in international competitions.
Russian clubs and national teams do not participate in international tournaments under the auspices of FIFA and UEFA due to the situation in Ukraine.
— Zenit defender Nino said the club’s current squad could reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. What do you think?
— We should play there first, then talk (laughs). It’s hard to say how far we could go, but now we are trying to sign good players who can hold up at Champions League level. Maybe we would have reached the quarter-finals, who knows? – Oliveira told .
Zenit will play against Orenburg on April 21, the meeting will take place in St. Petersburg and will start at 4:15 p.m. Moscow time. The St. Petersburg team leads the standings with 47 points, Orenburg is in 12th place with 26 points.
Watch the live broadcast of the match on Sunday on the MATCH PREMIER TV channel from 4:05 p.m. Moscow time, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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