On Tuesday, starting with 17:55, the Lokomotiv Moscow – Salzburg match will be played, within the group stage of the Champions League. In the round, the two teams drew in Austria, score 2-2, the scorers being Szoboszlai and Junozovic, respectively Eder and Lisakovich. Besides Lokomotiv Moscow and Salzburg, Group A also includes Bayern and Atletico Madrid.
Lokomotiv Moscow comes after a 0-0 win over Akhmat Grozny in the first Russian league, the second consecutive white draw after the one with Atletico Madrid, in the Champions League. The Russian vice-champion ticked 3 points in the first 4 stages of the competition, being only two points away from Diego Simeone’s group. Internally, Lokomotiv Moscow ranks only 7th in the Premier League standings, with 25 points, 7th away from leader Zenit St. Petersburg.
Salzburg ticked a single point in the first four stages of the Champions League groups, coming after two consecutive defeats with the Bayern leader. Thus, the dispute with Lokomotiv Moscow is all or nothing for Jesse Marsch’s students. In the domestic championship, after 6 consecutive victories, Salzburg won four more points out of 9 possible. However, the Austrian champion recovered this weekend and stepped on St. Polten, external success with 8-2.
Lokomotiv Moscow has 3 draws in the first 4 rounds;
Salzburg got a point in the first 4 stages;
In the tour, the two teams drew in Salzburg, score 2-2;
Lokomotiv Moscow (4-4-2): Guilherme, Dmitri Zhivoglyadov, Vedran Corluka, Murilo Cerqueira, Maciej Rybus, Rifat Zhemaletdinov, Daniil Kulikov, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Anton Miranchuk, Eder, Ze Luis
Salzburg (4-4-2): Cican Stankovic, Albert Vallci, Andre Ramalho, Maximilian Wober, Andreas Ulmer, Enock Mwepu, Mohamed Camara, Zlatko Junuzovic, Dominik Szoboszlai, Sekou Koita, Mergim Berisha
