Double debt

04.05.2018

The game vs Zenit at USH CSKA will not be a regular one for our team due to previous results in the games against St.Petersburg side…

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The game vs Zenit at USH CSKA will be a special one for our team due to previous results in the games against St.Petersburg side.

Pre-game breakdown

Our team had regular week after finishing the EuroLeague playoffs. The red-blues had some days off, the Final Four Media Day, practices and rehab for injured players.

Word to the coach

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

We have two games left in the VTB League regular season. The first one will be against Zenit, a good team that feels confident in the playoff zone. They deserve our full respect. Zenit is a dangerous opponent, so we have to be focused for all 40 minutes.

Past matchups

Until the last season Zenit was the only Russian team in the league that never beat the Army Men. CSKA won 23 games in a row (including 18 games against Triumph Liubertsy) but lost the last two in St.Setersburg.

2014-15 – VTB United League. Regular season. Zenit – CSKA: 57-81 (+24)
2014-15 – VTB United League. Regular season. CSKA – Zenit: 102-86 (+16)
2015-16 – VTB United League. Regular season. CSKA – Zenit: 113-77 (+36)
2015-16 – VTB United League. Regular season. Zenit – CSKA: 82-86 (+4)
2016-17 – VTB United League. Regular season. CSKA – Zenit: 105-56 (+49)
2016-17 – VTB United League. Regular season. Zenit – CSKA: 90-77 (+13)
2017-18 – VTB United League. Regular season. Zenit – CSKA: 87-83 (+4)

Short dossier

Founded: 2014
Colors: dark-blue, white, light-blue
Homecourt: Yubileiny (7,044)
CEO: Maksim Mitrofanov
Head coach: Vasily Karasev
Website: basket.fc-zenit.ru

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