CSKA Moscow hosts Wolfsberger AC in round 5 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, December 3rd at Arena CSKA (Moscow)
Everyone expected that Goncharenko's men would fight for the first place in the standings, but they became the most peaceful team in the group. CSKA takes the last line in the standings after four games played. The Red-Blues lost only to Feyenoord in Rotterdam (1:3). In the championship, the Moscow team is in the lead in the standings, outranking Zenit by one point. In the current season, Goncharenko cannot complain about the lack of transfer work – the management signed talented Ejuke, Gaich, Zaynutdinov, and Fuchs. Trainees of the club academy (Maradishvili, Kuchaev and Karpov) show themselves well. Vlasic, Chalov, and Akinfeev remain the leaders of CSKA.
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The modest Austrian club impresses everyone in the Eurocup arena. Wolfsberger gained four points and began to fail only in recent games (defeats to Dinamo Zagreb and Feyenoord). Ferdinand Feldhofer's men retain good chances of reaching the playoffs, but they need to score points in the upcoming match with CSKA and beat Dinamo at their native stadium. Considering the solid performance of Wolfsberger, this scenario does not look impossible. At the end of the European Cup season, many Wolfsberger footballers will catch the interest of the teams from Germany and other European championships. The club will get a good chance of making money on transfers. Among the leaders of the Austrian team, one may note such players as Baumgartner, Vizinger, Liendl, Wernitznig, and Lochoshvili.
The Russian club needs to forget about pragmatism and become a predator on the football field. CSKA will have a good chance of catching on to the playoffs if it wins in the upcoming match. Wolfsberger is a tough nut to crack since it is good in defense and arranges skillful counterattacks. This should not prevent Goncharenko's men from playing offensive football, creating attempts, and getting a comfortable home victory, which will allow them to join in the struggle for a ticket to the 1/16 finals.
Prediction for the match: CSKA Moscow to win
