Alexander Golovin, after returning from cold Volgograd, found himself in PSG’s wheelhouse. Yes, from the point of view of the result, everything ended imperfectly, but the Monaco players definitely tested themselves at the highest level. Denis Cheryshev returned to the field two months later, playing five minutes for Bari. Andrey Lunev played for the first time after an injury. What else happened?
Alexander Golovin (Monaco, France)
Alejandro Golovin
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Monaco could have fought PSG for first place in the table, but the level of the current champions remains cosmic. Even despite the departure of several important players and the problems that accompanied it. In the first half, the Monegasques were still fighting: Golovin was in charge of the attack, he could have scored a couple of goals, but it didn’t work out.
After the break, the Parisians already had the advantage. Although Monaco definitely didn’t deserve such a big defeat. Golovin finished with a game-high 67 touches and five assists. But without effective action.
Details of the confrontation between Golovin and Mbappé:
Donnarumma deprived Golovin of assists. But what a circus the PSG and Monaco goalkeepers put on!
Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad, Spain)
Arsen Zakharyan
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Zakharyan, as expected, remained in reserve for the match against Sevilla, but in the second half, with the score 2-1 in favor of Real Sociedad, the Russian was released onto the field. And he ended up in a real meat grinder.
Arsen spent 23 minutes on the field (and a final grade of 6.8), defended a lot, but in general did not lose his head under the pressure of the rival. 12 touches, two centers and a duel successfully won. In the end, Sevilla also received two eliminations. So the match turned out to be hot.
More details about the game:
Zakharyan’s teammate scored a miraculous goal. He put the ball into the corner with a long shot. Video
Daler Kuzyaev (Le Havre, France)
Daler Kuzyaev
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The Russian, as expected, entered the starting eleven and looked harmonious against the background of a team that was playing to a draw from the first minutes. Yes, it was as if Le Havre had no intention of beating Nantes and one point was the most they wanted to achieve. So we held on, we defended ourselves a lot and in the end we got what we wanted. Overall, the team has four goalless draws in its last five games. Obviously it is not the definitive dream.
Kuzyaev played the match at his level. And he helped the team as much as he could: 53 touches, 76% accurate passes, one pass under attack, pretty good.
Details of Le Havre’s next goalless match:
The comic debut of a star in Kuzyaev’s team. He was able to score with the first touch and leave in 2 minutes.
Magomed Ozdoev (PAOK, Greece)
Magomed Ozdoev
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PAOK destroyed Panserraikos 5:0. And the scoring of the match was opened by Magomed Ozdoev, who was in the starting eleven. The Russian has traditionally been one of the best in the field, receiving a rating of 7.4. However, in the context of an outsider, it was difficult not to show the level.
Magomed has 64 touches and 90% accurate passes, basic figures for a footballer in the Greek championship. And PAOK is now in fourth place. Two points from the first.
Great interview with Ozdoev:
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Andrey Lunev (“Karabakh”, Azerbaijan)
Andrei Lunev
Photo: IMAGO/Revierfoto/TASS
Lunev recovered from his injury and immediately joined the starting lineup. He was injured on November 9 in a match with Bayer, missed a match in the Azerbaijan championship and then did not attend the match between Russia and Cuba. Not everything is in vain. But I managed to solve my health problems and get back into good shape.
“Qarabag” defeated “Sabah” (2:1), Lunev missed a goal (in total five shots were fired at his goal), but the Russian is unlikely to be upset by this. The main thing is to return to base.
Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov (“Aris”, Greece)
Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov
Photo: IMAGO/ANE Edition/TASS
Magomed-Shapi started the match against the championship leader and his Aris unexpectedly scored three points, giving possession and advantage to the rival. The team acted as number two and gave results. And the Russians became an important mechanism of this system.
Yes, it did not show any effective action. But he played very well for the team: 45 touches, 76% accurate passes, three successful long passes and two successful dribbles. But the main thing is the result. And the fact that Suleymanov was substituted only in added time of the second half.
Panathinaikos goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin did not take the field this time.
Alexander Kokorin (“Aris”, Cyprus)
Alexander Kokorin
Photo: FC Aris
Alexander Kokorin played 90 minutes for APOEL, but only received a yellow card in the first half. While the Russian is clearly not 100% ready and is picking up the pace. But the team achieved a very important victory and took first place in the Cyprus championship. And they could well repeat last season’s achievement by winning the title.
How did the others play?
Denis Cheryshev entered the field for the first time since September 26 and played five minutes in the match against Bari. “Venice” confidently won 3:0, and for the Russian this was only the fifth match of the season. The footballer’s father has already stated that in winter they will study offers from other clubs.
Zelimkhan Bakaev played a full match for Al-Wahda, but did not score any effective action. This is the first match of the UAE championship after a three-week break. Al Wahda won 4:1.
Nikolay Obolsky scored for Ibiza! For the forward, this is the fourth goal in 14 games in the third most important Spanish division. His team won 2: 0 and is already in second place in the table, one point behind the leader Castellón.
Hermann Onugha is doing very well in the Danish Championship: he scored again for Vejle (his seventh goal of the season). This helped the team not to lose to Hvidovra. Although, of course, Vejle should have won, given that their opponent is an obvious outsider in the Danish Superliga.
Stanislav Ilyuchenko started in Seoul for the match against Suwon, but was unable to help the team. The result was a 0:1 defeat and the Russian himself was substituted after the first half.
Russians who did not play last weekend
Atalanta midfielder Alexei Miranchuk, after a full game with Udinese, apparently did not convince Gasperini of his need. Therefore, we went into the game against Napoli without him. Atalanta lost. Miranchuk spent the entire match on the bench. It’s time to think about a new club.
Egor Prutsev did not play for Celje and his team beat Bravo 2-0. The footballer did not even enter the squad, but it is possible that the coach gave the midfielder a break.
Bodø-Glimt, current Norwegian champion, came to visit Brann. Naturally, the squad was not at all the main one, now all concentration is on the remaining matches of the conference league. Therefore, Nikita Khaikin was not even included in the application.
Alexander Filin, as often happens, did not take the field for Eupen. His team lost to Cercle Brugge.
Westerlo’s Roman Neustaedter is not doing any better either. His team is in second-to-last place and the Russian himself has not taken the field for more than a month. In the last match Westerlo lost to Charleroi by 2:3.
Nikita Iosifov remained in reserve for Mirandez’s match against Oviedo. But still his team won 2:1.
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