Preview: Zenit St Petersburg vs. Khimki Moscow Region 8 december 2019

On Monday, December 9, 2019 Khimki Moscow Region will face Zenit St Petersburg in a VTB United League game. The game will be played at Sibur Arena. Tip-off at 19:30 msk.

ZENIT ST PETERSBURG (RUSSIA)

Founded in 2014
Team colors: blue, white and light blue
Honors: VTB United League bronze (2016, 2017, 2018), Russian championship bronze (2016, 2017, 2018)
Arena: Sibur Arena (capacity – 7120)
Head coach: Joan Plaza
General manager: Alexander Tserkovniy
Head coach: Joan Plaza
Official website: basket.fc-zenit.ru

Where to watch

LIVE: Match TV (19:00), Match! Strana (19:00), matchtv.ru, VTB United League website
Text online: VTB United League website

PRE-GAME QUOTES

Rimas Kurtinaitis, Khimki Moscow Region head coach:

“After a series of losses, Zenit finally won a Euroleague game. And I’d say they beat a strong opponent – although nobody had taken Villeurbanne seriously before the season, now they’ve proved to be a strong team, especially from athletic point of view. This is a huge win for Zenit, it will give them a positive drive. They have great players in the roster like Ayon, experienced in Euroleague, and Renfroe who can create and score. With injuries of Zubkov and Voronov they face troubles with Russian players, but generally their roster is very good. Our drive and energy will be crucial”.