"Krasnodar" first reached the 1/8 finals of the Europa League

The players of Krasnodar, having tied 1: 1 in Istanbul in the return match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League with the Turkish Fenerbahce, won a ticket to the 1/8 tournament in the sum of two meetings.

As part of the Krasnodar, the striker Fedor Smolov (7 ') struck the exact blow, and the midfielder of the sauce (41') scored at Fenerbach.

“They set two tasks: not to miss at 0-0,” said Krasnodartsev coach Igor Shalimov at a press conference. “The second turned out, but we fell under a serious press in the end of the first half. We corrected it, played the same way as at the beginning. There was a bulk, many long transmissions, struggle - the passage further out.”

Recall that the first match, held on February 16 in Krasnodar, ended with the victory of the hosts with a score of 1: 0 . By the sum of two games, the Russian club reached the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. The rival of Krasnodar will be determined as a result of a draw on February 24 in the Swiss Nyon.