Moscow (AFP) Russian Premier League leaders CSKA Moscow hope to bounce back from Monday's 4-1 defeat to Zenit St Petersburg in the domestic cup final when they host Terek Grozny on Saturday.
The Red Army side moved top of the table following a 3-0 win at Ural Yekaterinburg last week but are just two points ahead of second-placed Rostov with reigning champions Zenit in third, two points further back.
Moscow (AFP) Russian Premier League leaders CSKA Moscow hope to bounce back from Monday's 4-1 defeat to Zenit St Petersburg in the domestic cup final when they host Terek Grozny on Saturday.
The Red Army side moved top of the table following a 3-0 win at Ural Yekaterinburg last week but are just two points ahead of second-placed Rostov with reigning champions Zenit in third, two points further back.
Andre Villas Boas' Zenit Cooking On Gas - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Things are hotting up in the Russian Premier League. Quite a skirmish is underway at the top of the table, with just five games left to play. FK Rostov sit top with 48 points, just a point from CSKA Moscow in second.
After a long winter lay-off the Russian Premier League is back with a bang this weekend as leaders CSKA Moscow welcome city rivals Spartak for the nation's most hotly disputed derby.
CSKA top the table with 37 points from 18 matches, three ahead of second-placed Rostov, while another Moscow outfit, Lokomotiv sit, third two points further back.
After a long winter lay-off the Russian Premier League is back with a bang this weekend as leaders CSKA Moscow welcome city rivals Spartak for the nation's most hotly disputed derby.
CSKA top the table with 37 points from 18 matches, three ahead of second-placed Rostov, while another Moscow outfit, Lokomotiv sit, third two points further back.
CSKA vs Manchester United: LVG inspired with the return of match winner - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
CSKA Moscow vs Manchester United
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Date: 21st October 2015
Venue: Arena khimki, Russia
Kickoff: 7:45 pm BST
Live Stream: Click here
Manchester United bounced back from a defeat against PSV in their opening game with an impressive win against Wolfsburg earlier this month and the Premier League giants will be hoping to take charge of the group with a win against CSKA.
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Four of Europe's best sides face-off this weekend, with thePremier LeaguefeaturingManchester CityvManchester Unitedanda huge game forBorussia Dortmundin Der Klassiker.
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The draw for United's qualifying games for the Champions League takes place at 11am today, withClub Brugge, CSKA Moscow, Lazio, Monaco or Rapid Vienna the possible opponents.
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Newcastle have been reported today by Sky Italia to have put in a bidfor 28 year-old Roma striker Seydou Doumbia who we have been linked with many times in the past going back to the summer of 2013 when he was still at CSKA Moscow. He is currently back on loan at his former club [...]
26 year-old CSKA Moscow star striker Seydou Doumbia admits that he has plenty of offers to leave Russia in January, and he's player Newcatsle have been interested in forover three years no and in our archives the first time we were linked with this player was in February, 2001. Seydou Doumbia attracting some [.
Manchester United 1 CSKA Moscow 0 Manchester United's barren run ended when Rooney got his head on the end of a Lingard cross to finally lift a veil of uncertainty from the Theatre of Dreams....
Manchester United manager explains reason for dropping ex-Chelsea star - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Juan Mata was not included in the starting lineup during Manchester United's clash against CSKA Moscow in the midweek Champions League fixture. The tie ended in a 1-1 draw as the Premier League giants walked away with a point from their trip to Russia.
Speaking as members of the increasingly scant minority of people who actually prefer football without all the diving, conniving, wimpiness, cheating, feigning and deception, all we could do was laugh heartily when CSKA Moscow midfielder Pontus Wernbloom pulled this little beauty out of the bag against Manchester United.
Manchester United not worrying about City match before CL clash - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Louis van Gaal has explained Manchester United's immediate focus will be on Wednesday evening's Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow and not on the weekend's derby clash against their local-rivals Manchester City.
Following Sporting's disappointing elimination from the Champions League at the hands of CSKA Moscow, the draw for the Europa League was held last Friday to determine the groups for the group phase. The path to St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland looks like it'll be a rocky road after Sporting was drawn into a group with Besiktas (Turkey), Spartak Moscow (Russia), and Skenderdeu (Albania).
Manchester United can count themselves moderately satisfied after been drawn with PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow and Wolfsburg in Group B of the 2015-16 Champions League.
After beating Club Brugge 7-1 on aggregate, the Reds made their return to the group stage after a season-long absence.
Memphis Depay returns to face his former club after leaving the Dutch giants earlier this summer, although it is not the first time United and PSV are pitted against each other in the competition, as they met in the first group stage of the 2000-01 Champions League, with United winning 3-1 at Old Trafford and losing by the same scoreline in Holland.
Manchester United will face one betweenCSKA Moscow, Lazio, Club Brugge, Monaco or Rapid Vienna in a two-legged tie Champions League playoff.
The complicated format of the Champions League means United enter the competition at the final playoff stage,which is split between the "champions" route for teams who have won their national title and "league" route, for those who haven't.
Serie A Clubs in Europe: A Matter of Mentality - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
From a corner of the near-empty Arena Khimki, scattered shouts of a few CSKA Moscow supporters echoed around the ground. Leonid Sklutsky bobbed back and forth on the bench in angst, his side less than a minute from falling to Roma at home.
Re-breaking his very own record set after scoring against Man City at the beginning of October, Francesco Totti has become the oldest goalscorer in European football history all over again this evening firing in a customarily exquisite free-kick against CKSA Moscow.
Manchester City endured yet another disappointing night in the Champions League after a 2-1 loss against CSKA Moscow. This match perfectly summed up the European adventures for a club that has dominated the Premier League for the last few years. Nothing appeared to go right for the Premier League champions, as they find themselves bottom of group with two matches left.
In an interview with UEFA.com, CSKA Moscow defender Pontus Wernbloom gavean assessment ofhis side's 2-1victory over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City on Wednesday night.
The 28-year-old Swedish international, who was fortunate to avoid dismissal from the contest after the match official booked his teammate instead of giving Wernbloom a second yellow card, commented that he and his teammates have gained confidence from playing four matches over the past two seasons against Manuel Pellegrini's side and stated City are vulnerable to the counter-attack.
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Names of the Champions League is a feature on Just Football in which we look at the key names after each round of the tournament. With four games of the group stages now played, let's have a look at who stood out in week 4:
Heung-Min Son (Bayer Leverkusen)
Bayer Leverkusen all but secured their passage to the knockout rounds with an excellent 2-1 win at Zenit St.
It wasn't a night to remember at the Etihad Stadium forManchester City, for a number of different reasons.
As is so often the case when City have played in Europe, the Citizens gave up an early goal and continued to be poor defensively as well as weak in midfield.
As if it couldn't get any worse for City, it did near the end of the match.
Here are the TV listings for today's matches (all times Eastern):
Ajax vs Barcelona, 2:45pm, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO, ESPN Deportes &FOX Soccer 2GO Manchester City vs CSKA Moscow, 2:45pm, FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports GO & FOX Soccer 2GO Chelsea vs Maribor, 2:45pm, FOX Sports Net & FOX Soccer 2GO Paris Saint-Germain vs APOEL, 2:45pm, ESPN3.
The UEFA Champions League returns with eightmatchesthat will be shown live across US television and Internet starting off with CSKA Moscow playing behind closed-doors versusManchester City.
Forviewersin theUnited States, the games will be shown across several channels. In addition to ESPN sublicensing some of the games from FOX, you can also follow the games onFOX Soccer Plus's MultiMatch 90service (which is offering a free trial this week).
UEFA will face questions over its enforcement of ground closures after a number of CSKA Moscow supporters appeared to gain entry to their side's UEFA Champions League clash with Manchester City at the Khimki Arena.
The Group E match, which ended in a 2-2 draw, was officially played behind closed doors after the European governing body punished the Russian club for repeated racist offences by their fans.
The UEFA Champions League returns with eight matches that will be shown live across US television and Internet starting off with CSKA Moscow playing behind closed-doors versus Manchester City.
Forviewersin theUnited States, the games will be shown across several channels. In addition to ESPN sublicensing some of the games from FOX, you can also follow the games onFOX Soccer Plus's MultiMatch 90service.
United handed injury boost for Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Manchester United have handed a massive injury boost for the midweek Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow after Louis van Gaal confirmed defender Phil Jones is in contention to face the Russian side.
CSKA Moscow 1 Manchester United 1 United returned to the city of their famous 2008 Champions League triumph looking to obtain a first away win in their group this season. However, all they managed to...
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UEFA may order clubs to allow only women and children into European matches as punishment for racist behavior by fans after deciding to take no action against CSKA Moscow for apparently having fans inside the closed stadium against Manchester City.
Some 200 to 300 people supporting CSKA were inside the stadium on Tuesday night but UEFA is satisfied the rules were followed.
