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Hiddink adjusts his lineup

The head coach of the Russian national team, Guus Hiddink, has made changes to the composition of the Russian national team, which today will begin preparations for the qualifying matches of the 2008 European Championship with the teams of Israel and Estonia. For the first time under the Dutch coach, Vladimir Bystrov received a call to the national team. A long disqualification imposed on the Spartak midfielder for undisciplined behavior in the youth team will not allow Bystrov to take part in the match against the Israelis, but he may appear in the lineup for the game with the Estonians.

At the same time, for the upcoming two matches, Hiddink refused the services of Lokomotiv players Dmitry Loskov and Vadim Evseev, as well as Zenit midfielder Vladislav Radimov. Thus, the head coach of the Russian national team had to “unhook” two more players from the squad - one of the three goalkeepers and one field player.

Meanwhile, the names of the players called up for the match with Russia were announced by the head coach of the Estonia national team, Jelle Hus. Among the 22 players, only three play in Russian clubs - Torpedo defenders Andrei Stepanov and Enar Yager, as well as Kuban defense player Dmitry Kruglov. Andrey VDOVIN

Football. German Championship. 6th round . Bayer - Schalke - 3:1. "Hertha" - "Stuttgart" - 2:2, "Alemannia" - "Bochum" - 2:1, "Arminia" - "Energie" - 3:1, "Eintracht" - "Hamburg" -- 2:2. "Nuremberg" -- "Mainz" -- 1:1, "Werder" -- "Borussia" M -- 3:0, "Wolfsburg" -- "Bayern" -- 1:0, "Borussia" D -- " Hannover - 2:2. The leaders are: Nuremberg, Werder, Schalke, Bayern, Hertha - 10 points each.

Bayern did not survive the test of glory after winning the Champions League over Inter. In the next round of the Bundesliga, the Munich team managed to lose to the championship outsider. At the same time, Bayern had the undivided advantage, but the only dangerous moment at its goal ended in a goal. Taking advantage of the leader's misfire, Nuremberg again topped the standings, but only thanks to a better goal difference. Ivan Saenko's team could have taken the lead on points if they had converted the penalty against Mainz.

English Championship. 7th round. "Blackburn" - "Wigan" - 2:1, "Manchester United" - "Newcastle" - 2:0, "Tottenham" - "Portsmouth" - 2:1, "West Ham" - " Reading - 0:1, Bolton - Liverpool - 2:0, Charlton - Arsenal - 1:2, Chelsea - Aston Villa - 1:1 . Everton - Manchester City - 1:1, Sheffield United - Middlesbrough - 2:1. Leading: Manchester United, Chelsea - 16 points each, Bolton - 14.

Chelsea were unlucky in the English championship. The Blues, despite Drogba's early goal, were unable to defeat Aston Villa. Andrei Shevchenko, who celebrated his 30th birthday the day before, also failed to distinguish himself.

Spanish Championship. 5th round . Deportivo - Real Sociedad - 2:0, Espanyol - Osasuna - 0:0, Mallorca - Villarreal - 1:2, Racing - Celta " -- 1:1, "Real" -- "Atlético" -- 1:1, "Zaragoza" -- "Levante" -- 2:2, "Recreativo" -- "Betis" -- 2:0, " Sevilla - Getafe - 1:0, Valencia - Gimnastic - 4:0, Athletic - Barcelona - 1:3. The leaders are: Barcelona, ​​Valencia - 13 points each, Sevilla - 12.

In Spain, Real fell behind the leaders. However, the royal club can count the draw in the capital's derby with Atlético as an asset - from the 63rd minute after Sergio Ramos was sent off, Real played in the minority.

Italian Championship. 5th round. Milan - Siena - 0:0, Cagliari - Inter - 1:1, Chievo - Palermo - 0:1, Fiorentina - Catania -- 3:0, "Messina" -- "Livorno" -- 0:1. "Roma" - "Empoli" - 1:0, "Sampdoria" - "Parma" - 3:2, "Udinese" - "Ascoli" - 0:0, "Atalanta" - "Regina" - - 1:1. Torino - Lazio - 0:4. The leaders are: Palermo, Roma - 12 points each, Inter - 11.

Clouds are gathering over Inter head coach Roberto Mancini. It is unlikely that he will be fired before the matches with Spartak in the Champions League, but between them it is quite likely. Things aren't going well for Milan either - their third goalless draw in a row.

French Championship. 8th round. “Nancy” – “Lens” – 2:1, “Auxerre” – “Nantes” – 1:0, “Marseille” – “Toulouse” – 3:0, “Saint-Etienne” – “ Paris Saint-Germain - 1:0, Lille - Nice - 1:0, Lorient - Troyes - 0:0, Monaco - Le Mans - 2:1, Sedan - Rennes - 1:0, Sochaux - Lyon - 0:1, Valenciennes - Bordeaux - 2:0. Leading: Lyon - 22 points, Marseille - 19, Nancy - 15. Andrey VDOVIN