Lokomotiv Moscow is expected to receive Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday at the RZD Arena for their last UEFA Champions League organizing-level match.
Lokomotiv Moscow entered this match after a 0-0 draw with Akhmat Grozny on Saturday in the Russian Premier League.
Lokomotiv Moscow have covered a strong side, adding former Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak and Portuguese foreigner Eder, but they have failed to locate the back of the net.
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Red Bull Salzburg, for their part, beat St. Polten in the Austrian Bundesliga on Saturday 8-2.
The hat tricks of demanded midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai and Malian foreigner Sekou Koita, along with goals from German strikers Mergim Berisha and Karim Adeyemi secured victory at Red Bull Salzburg with Jesse Marsch.
Israeli striker Dor Hugi and young Austrian Alexander Schmidt scored solace for St. Mr. Polten.
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Lokomotiv Moscow and Red Bull Salzburg have faced each other once before, on the contrary they fit this season into the organizing phase of the UEFA Champions League.
The match was played last month at Red Bull Arena and ended in a 2–2 draw. Goals from Hungarian alien Dominik Szoboszlai and Austrian midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic of Red Bull Salzburg were overturned by goals from striker Eder and Belarusian alien Vitaly Lisakovich for Lokomotiv Moscow.
Lokomotiv Moscow Form Consultant for the Russian Premier League: L-L-L-W-D
Red Bull Salzburg form guide for the Austrian Bundesliga: W-W-D-L-W
Lokomotiv Moscow manager Marko Nikolic will not be able to summon Russian foreigner Fyodor Smolov, left-back Mikhail Lysov and midfielder Dmitry Barinov, all of them injured.
Wounded: Fyodor Smolov, Mikhail Lysov, Dmitry Barinov
Doubtful: none
Suspended: None
Meanwhile, Red Bull Salzburg will consist of the Japanese winger Masaya Okugawa, Zambian foreigner Patson Daka and French midfielder Antoine Bernede, all of whom are absent from injury.
Injured: Patson Daka, Masaya Okugawa, Antoine Bernede
Doubtful: none
Suspended: None
Lokomotiv Moscow XI predicts (4-4-2): Guilherme, Dmitri Zhivoglyadov, Vedran Corluka, Murilo Cerqueira, Maciej Rybus, Rifat Zhemaletdinov, Daniil Kulikov, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Anton Miranchuk, Eder, Ze Luis
Red Bull Salzburg’s planned XI (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
Lokomotiv Moscow is third in their UEFA Champions League group, two issues, Atletico Madrid, second-placed. They have tied 3 of their 4 matches, and a win here can be very important for the Russian team.
Red Bull Salzburg, for its part, failed to reflect the impressive performances of the Champions League last season. Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has been the star of the team and coach Jesse Marsch has admitted that he expects the young man to leave in January, with Real Madrid. Madrid, Arsenal and AC Milan all seem interested.
It is difficult to separate the two sides and a tie turns out to be a very likely outcome.
Prediction: Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 Red Bull Salzburg
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