The former midfielder of Spartak, Zenit and the Russian national team Maxim Demenko, in a conversation with a correspondent, shared his opinion about RB Leipzig, with whom Spartak will play in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League.

“At this stage, there are no worse teams. Someone is higher class, someone is lower, but there are no weak ones. If Barcelona could get... Leipzig is a very good team. Moreover, now the former head coach of Spartak Domenico Tedesco works there and this, of course, will add passion to the matches. It will have its own background, its own ambitions. Moreover, we see that Tedesco has two defeats, a draw and six wins in the championship with Leipzig, the team is in fourth place in the Bundesliga.

Spartak will fight and try to play football, you can do it with everyone. The team showed it in the group stage and left the group, where it seemed there were no chances. Let the game was not always of high quality. And here is the playoffs and any mistake can be decisive, ”said Demenko.

Leipzig defeated Real Sociedad 3-1 in the preliminary round. Spartak went directly to the 1/8 finals, taking first place in the group with the Polish Legia, the Italian Napoli and the English Leicester.

Note that the head coach of Leipzig is the ex-coach of the red and white Domenico Tedesco.

Earlier, Zenit set an anti-record for Russian football in European competitions.

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