The starting line-up of Zenit St. Petersburg before the return match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League with the Spanish Betis was announced to the accompaniment of the "Imperial March" from the movie "Star Wars". The video of the presentation of the Zenit squad at the stadium in Seville was published by Sport-Express journalist Gosha Chernov on his Telegram channel.
The meeting "Betis" - "Zenith" takes place in Seville on Thursday, the score after the first half is not open - 0:0. In the first match, which took place a week ago in St. Petersburg, Betis won with a score of 3:2.
Rakitskiy did not get into the starting lineup of Zenit for the LE match with Betis Football The coaching staff of Zenit, headed by Sergei Semak, did not include Ukrainian football player Yaroslav Rakitsky in the starting lineup of the team.
Earlier Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a special operation by Russian troops in the Donbass.
Rakitsky in his Instagram emotionally reacted to the special operation of the Russian army. "I am Ukrainian! Peace to Ukraine! Stop the war!” Rakitsky wrote.
The Ukrainian player of "Zenith" reacted to the beginning of the special operation in the Donbass Football "Imperial March", which became the most popular melody from the Star Wars film series, played in the film itself as an accompaniment to the actions of the forces of the Intergalactic Empire, led by the main antagonists of the saga - Emperor Darth Sidious ( Chancellor Sheev Palpatine) and his faithful student Lord Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker).
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