Thursday, December 13, 2007

Akinfeev analyses CSKA malaise


CSKA players (in white) reflect on their defeat while Fenerbahçe celebrate

One point from six Group G games was the worst return in PFC CSKA Moskva's four UEFA Champions League campaigns. They were already out before Wednesday's 3-1 defeat at Fenerbahçe SK, but the manner of the loss summed up what went wrong this season for goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.


CSKA scored first in Istanbul, as Fenerbahçe defender Edu turned a 30th-minute Caner Erkin cross into his own net, but barely had the celebrations ended when the home side equalised. The visitors trailed by half-time and a depleted CSKA side could do little to avoid a fifth Group G reverse. Their exit is more painful for the fact that they led in four of their six matches including in the sole draw at home to Fenerbahçe on Matchday 2, when Deivid made the score 2-2 with just five minutes to go.

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