| ARSHAVIN PARTYING ON BYSTROV !!!! ZENIT PETERSBURG CSKA MOSCOW Аршавин Вечеринки НА БЫСТРОВ!! Зенит ЦСКА CSKA Moscow enter Saturday's showdown with Zenit St. Petersburg knowing only victory will prevent the Russian Premier League title heading north for a second successive season. As if the task of overhauling Zenit's 11-point lead with six games remaining weren't enough, the army side must do it without linchpin central defender Sergei Ignashevich, the flair of midfielder Alan Dzagoev, and with a misfiring striker in Seydou Doumbia. The two Russians are injured, both with broken toes, while the Ivorian forward Doumbia, who lead's the scoring charts with 27 goals, has been sluggish of late. But brightening CSKA's afternoon could be the return of goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, who resumed training this month after eight months out with knee ligament damage. Zenit are also hampered by injuries though not to the same extent. Andrei Arshavin and Szabolcs Huszti can provide the creative cover for playmaker Miguel Danny, out with a long-term knee problem, and injury victim Viktor Fayzulin. Sergei Semak has nearly recovered from foot trouble that ruled him out of the 1-0 win at Lokomotiv Moscow last week, but remains in doubt. Up front, Danko Lazovich is out but there is plenty of cover in the club's top scorer Alexander Kerzhakov, Alexander Bukharov and Maxim Kanunnikov. Form-wise, Zenit are on a fearsome 15-match unbeaten run that stretches back to a 4-2 defeat at Lokomotiv in ... |
