Let's go for the leadership!

Tonight sees la Real Sociedad bring the curtain down on their UEFA Europa League group-stage campaign against FC Zenit (21:05pm CET). The txuri-urdin team will be keen to advance to the next stage on a winning note and become leaders of group L as well as being the head of series on the next draw which will take place on Monday 11. The team want to win in front of their fans, who have been fervently supporting the team.

We will face one of the European classic teams of the twentieth century, FC Zenit from Saint Petersburg which is the most powerful team of the Russian League. Roberto Mancini’s team will be a tough nut to crack. There are young players in the squad such as Kranevitter or Driussi and veteran players such as Ivanovic or Zhirkov. This is Zenit’s 19-man squad: Lunev, Lodygin, Kerzhakov, Smolnikov, Ivanovic, Mammana, Melvja, Criscito, Zhirkov, Karpov, Kranevitter, Paredes, Kuzyaev, Yerokhin, Noboa, Rigoni, Poloz, Driussi and Kokorin.

Tonight will be a great European night! The scene, the opponent and the objective make tonight a big occasion! Let’s go for the leadership!