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This one's scheduled for the 14th of May.
What do people think?
The top scorer in the tournament, Zenit striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, is suspended from this one because of a cheap yellow card. However, Andrei Arshavin returns from suspension along with Zenit's talented left-back, Radek Sirl. Zenit barely even made the last 32 of the Cup, but they have impressively knocked off Villarreal (2nd in Spain), Marseille (4th in France), Leverkusen, and Bayern (Bundesliga champs).
Zenit will be well-rested for this one, as the Russian Federation decided to cancel 3 league matches so that Zenit can completely focus on the Final. In contrast, Rangers will play something like 8 matches in 23 days leading up to the final. When you also consider that the Russian season runs on a winter calendar (March to November), you can see why this would upset fans of the Glasgow outfit.
I like Zenit by a scoreline of 3-1, but I expect a well-organized and disciplined Rangers team to show up.
What do people think?
The top scorer in the tournament, Zenit striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, is suspended from this one because of a cheap yellow card. However, Andrei Arshavin returns from suspension along with Zenit's talented left-back, Radek Sirl. Zenit barely even made the last 32 of the Cup, but they have impressively knocked off Villarreal (2nd in Spain), Marseille (4th in France), Leverkusen, and Bayern (Bundesliga champs).
Zenit will be well-rested for this one, as the Russian Federation decided to cancel 3 league matches so that Zenit can completely focus on the Final. In contrast, Rangers will play something like 8 matches in 23 days leading up to the final. When you also consider that the Russian season runs on a winter calendar (March to November), you can see why this would upset fans of the Glasgow outfit.
I like Zenit by a scoreline of 3-1, but I expect a well-organized and disciplined Rangers team to show up.