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Good afternoon! Welcome to the live coverage of the first leg of the playoffs of the UEFA Europa League from 6:45 p.m. they will play in the spectacular Gazprom-Arena the Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Real Betis Balompie. The first installment of an exciting tie between Russians and Spaniards, which will close next week at the Benito Villamarinin search of a place in the round of 16 of the competition.

For the pupils of Sergei Semaktechnician of zenith, this afternoon will be his first official match of 2022. The league of his country closed as every year in winter on December 12. And although the team St. Petersburg It takes more than a month of preseason between dubai and Portugalin which he has played several friendly matches, it is quite unknown what his physical and competitive state will be before a highly demanding match.

The zenith has been reinforced in the winter market. With an investment of more than 30 million euros, he has recruited the strikers Yuri Alberto and Ivan Sergeyev and to the right side Arsen Adamov. Yesterday he also announced the arrival on loan of the Kazakh center-back Nuraly Alip, although he is not registered for this competition. However, for today he will not be able to count on two of his key pieces, the center back and captain They leave Lovren and his main goalkeeper Stanislav Krytsyuk.

The team he leads Manuel Pellegrini He also suffers relevant casualties for this first leg of the tie. did not travel to Russia with his fellow footballers of the level of Nabil Fekirwho will serve his third and last game of suspension today after his expulsion against Bayer Leverkusen in the group stage; sergio canalsrecovering after overcoming covid-19; Claudio Bravoin full set-up after a muscle injury with Chile; or John Mirandawith a physical problem.

Significant rotations are therefore expected in a Betis that retrieves Guido Rodriguezafter his absence last Sunday against I raisedand that he will look for a positive result that will allow him to put the tie on track or, failing that, to take it to next Thursday’s game in heliopolis with options to advance in the tournament. The verdiblancos are still the only team in The league that is still alive in three competitions, a condition that they hope to maintain.

We tell you from now on everything that happens in the Gazprom-Arena. Soon the teams will arrive at this spectacular stadium, home of the Confederations of 2017, of the world of 2018, of the European Championship of 2021, and which will host this year the final of the Champions. A ‘top’ enclosure that will protect the teams from the cold temperatures outside with its retractable roof and its insulation system: around zero degrees on the street, with the possibility of snow, and about 20 degrees inside. Let’s start!

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