CSKA take on the wealth of Manchester City in tonight's Champions League group stage encounter. Both sides will know the importance of the double header, starting in Moscow this evening, if they want to qualify for the knockout stages. CSKA previously beat Viktoria Plzen in St Petersburg whilst Man City were convincingly beaten by Bayern Munich at the Etihad. CSKA have been in pretty woeful form of late in the RPL, they have not won in any of their last 5 matches. This has seen the … [Read more...]
Preview: CSKA v Viktoria Plzen
October 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
CSKA welcome Czech champions Viktoria Plzen in their first Champions League home match of the season... well sort of. CSKA will be playing this tie at Zenit's Petrovsky Stadium, as the other stadiums in Moscow are not untenable at the moment. The Army Men will be hoping to put a recent slump behind them and win this vital match. CSKA have won just 1 in 5, and lost to lowly Terek at the weekend. There is no doubt that the pressure is on Slutsky, and he will be hoping to … [Read more...]
Leonid Slutsky - CSKA’s solution?
September 13, 2013 by 4 Comments
Connor O'Neil (@Con_027) and Xavier Leonovitch (@AxeMurderer60) discuss CSKA's chances in the Champions League this year and Leonid Slutsky’s role as CSKA manager: As we know, CSKA face reigning champions Bayern Munich, as well as Manchester City and Viktoria Plzen in their Champions League group. There are many questions about Leonid Slutsky’s ability as CSKA coach - can he lead his team to the round of 16? It’s a rather paradoxical question to ask when we examine Leonid Slutsky’s … [Read more...]
Kresic’s Mistake Proves Costly for Lokomotiv
July 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
CSKA emerged victorious at Cherkizovo today, beating host Lokomotiv 2-1 in a hotly contested derby. The match was held just the day after another Moscow derby at Khimki Arena, which saw Spartak trash arch rival Dynamo, 4-1. Keisuke Honda and Ahmed Musa were on the scoresheet for CSKA this afternoon, while Dmitri Tarasov scored the loan goal for Lokomotiv. Lokomotiv began the match well enough, controlling the midfield for the first ten minutes of the game. However, CSKA Moscow started to take … [Read more...]
CSKA Moscow Season Preview
June 29, 2013 by 4 Comments
INTRO: The season after a title is always the more difficult, and I think CSKA obviously expect a more difficult season than the last one. They 'll have to manage the Champions League and the league. Moreover, CSKA may lose key players on the transfer market. It is already certain that Keisuke Honda will be no longer a CSKA player and he must be replaced. They must also consider the future of the central defence, who are aging a little. The sale of Uros Cosic to Pescara and the possible loan of … [Read more...]
