The wife of the owner of Spartak, Leonid Fedun, Zarema Salikhova, in an interview with Sport-Express, commented on the draw for the 1/8 finals of the Europa League, as a result of which Leipzig, led by the former coach of the Moscow club, went to the “red-white” rivals.
“I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, we love Domenico and are always glad to see him in Moscow. I now watch almost all the games of Leipzig and root for Tedesco with all my heart, ”she said.
According to Salikhova, Tedesco is a talented coach who has a strong team with a good attack and goalkeeper. “It will be a confrontation between two mega-emotional coaches. It will be very difficult for Spartak, ”Fedun’s wife believes.
In addition, she paid special attention to the fact that Spartak would not play at their stadium. “The atmosphere will not be the same,” Salikhova is convinced.
Spartak will play in the Europa League against Tedesco Football In turn, the captain of Spartak Georgiy Jikia, commenting on the results of the draw, said that Leipzig is a strong team that shows excellent football. “It has very high-quality players, I can note a good line of attack. Of course, there will be an interesting confrontation, especially since the opponent is headed by Domenico Tedesco, ”said the football player.
The draw for the 1/8 Europa League took place on the afternoon of 25 February. The capital club will play the first match against Leipzig away on March 10. The return game will take place on March 17 at a neutral field. Spartak will not be able to play in Moscow due to the decision of UEFA, which banned Russian clubs and the national team from playing home international matches due to the situation in Donbass. The venue for the second game between Spartak and Leipzig will be announced later.
The head coach of Leipzig is Domenico Tedesco, who headed Spartak from October 2019 until mid-2021. In the 2020/21 season, Tedesco won the silver medals of the Russian Championship with the Moscow team.
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