Zenit — CSKA, 13 March 2023

PRE-GAME BREAKDOWN

In the pause after the meeting with the MBA, our team continued to prepare on the floor of the Basket Hall in Krylatskoye. From here - after a full day's training - the red-and-blue left for Sheremetyevo and flew to St. Petersburg on an Aeroflot charter.

Semen Antonov and Aleksey Shved, who are recovering from injuries, as well as Vladimir Karpenko, who is ill, did not travel with the team.

PRE-GAME QUOTES

Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:

Our games against Zenit are always interesting for the fans. Even though this game has no importance for us in means of standings we are still going to put in maximum effort to try to win it. We will also solve our own tasks coming into the most important stage of the season – to lift up the shape, to maintain the game rhythm, to incorporate our newcomer into the system etc.

PAST MATCHUPS

Wins-losses: 26-12 (5-0 in EuroLeague, 18-0 against Triumph Lyubertsy)

Games of the 2022-23 VTB United League season:

01-Nov-2022. 1st stage. Zenit - CSKA: 80-85 (+5)
20-Jan-2023. 1st stage. CSKA - Zenit: 80-100 (+20)
06-Feb-2023. 2nd stage. CSKA - Zenit: 88-90 (-4)

SHORT DOSSIER

Zenit St.Petersburg, Russia

Founded: 2014
Colors: dark-blue, white, light-blue
Homecourt: SIBUR Arena (7,120)
CEO: Alexander Tserkovny
Head coach: Xavi Pascual
Website: basket.fc-zenit.ru