Top 6 events on Monday: KHL, Russian national team match and selection for Euro 2024
Mikhail Georgiev September 10, 2023, 21:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
What to watch for on September 11: Soccer, hockey and volleyball.
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The program in summary:
🏒 17:00: “Salavat Yulaev” – “Metallurg”, KHL championship 🇷🇺 ⚽️ 19:00: Egypt U23 – Russia, friendly match ⚽️ 19:00: Armenia – Croatia, qualification for Euro 2024, group D, sixth round 🏒 19:30: Dynamo – Barys, KHL championship 🏐 21:00: Slovenia – Ukraine, EURO 2023 (m), 1/4 final ⚽️ 21:45: Portugal – Luxembourg, Euro 2024 qualification, group J, sixth round
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The time on the material is indicated in Moscow.
🏒 17:00: “Salavat Yulaev” – “Metallurg”, KHL championship
Intrigue: who will win the battle of styles?
Not everyone expected such agility from the refreshed and rejuvenated Magnitogorsk at the start of the season, but Andrei Razin’s team lead in the East; Even in the lost game in Yekaterinburg, the Foxes looked better. Today’s “Salavat” puts on an almost opposite show: it’s a team that often plays like a mechanic, with one or two people responsible for creative decisions. But perhaps in Ufa the vulgar cliché about order surpassing class will come true.
Players of HC “Salavat Yulaev”
Photo: vk.com/hcsalavat
🇷🇺 ⚽️ 19:00: Egypt U23 – Russia, friendly match
Intrigue: Karpin’s team without Karpin: what is it capable of?
In the first match against the Egyptian Olympic team there was a difference in approach: the hosts looked like a more monolithic team preparing for a big tournament. Valery Karpin’s band threw themselves headlong into the experiments, which was probably reflected in the result (1:1). The less experienced composition of the Russian national team is somewhat reminiscent of Russia-2, a team created in the 2000s to test the nearest reserve. So, apparently, it is necessary to treat this half of the national team now. Maybe then the result is not important? The intrigue remains another: is it really possible to beat a motivated and confused opponent without having a coach on the sidelines? Let us remember that Karpin will be with the second half of the national team in Qatar.
Egypt U23 – Russia
Photo: Mikhail Shapaev/RFS
⚽️ 19:00: Armenia – Croatia, qualification for Euro 2024, group D, sixth round
Intrigue: Armenia is the main one in sensations. Are we waiting for another one?
The Armenian national team was able to stop Turkey at the start – the teams played 1:1. Now, the meeting at home with Croatia, considered the queen of the group. The 2022 World Cup bronze medalist has one less game, but the same number of points. And that is why it is important that the Armenian national team does not lose: if it does not get rid of it, life will be very complicated in the fight for qualification for Euro 2024. At the same time, we must understand that Armenia has already surprised by not lose to Turkey. And if another happens?
Eduard Spertsyan in the Armenian national team
Photo: Getty Images
🏒 19:30: Dynamo – Barys, KHL championship
Intrigue: will the Astana Club achieve its first victory of the season?
Only two KHL teams, after the end of the first full week of the season, have not achieved any wins, and the Kazakh club played one more game than the equally unlucky Neftekhimik. It is clear that the Astana team, in comparison with the golden years, had a very weakened core of local players, but most of these hockey players showed themselves to be successful at the World Cup, where the team was not led by Andrei Skabelka. . If his guys can’t beat Dynamo, then he quite confidently undoes the clubs from the middle of the table. Then a clear threat hangs over the Belarusian coach.
barys hockey players
Photo: vk.com/hcbarys
🏐 21:00: Slovenia – Ukraine, EURO 2023 (m), quarterfinals
Intrigue: who will reach the semifinals?
In this European Championship the teams already met in the group, then Slovenia won (3-1), but in the last game on the opposite side they did not have Oleg Plotnitsky. Still, with and without the leader of the European giants, Perugia, Ukraine feels different. The problems of this team are not the weakness of the players, but their inexperience: and when they meet a higher-class team, they panic. And Gheorghe Cretu’s boys are among the best in world volleyball, although not without reservations: group leaders Slovenia barely came back from behind against Turkey in the round of 16 with a 0-2 loss.
Volleyball players of the Slovenian national team.
Photo: cev.eu
⚽️ 21:45: Portugal – Luxembourg Euro 2024 Qualification Group J Round 6
Intrigue: Luxembourg has already been defeated by Portugal. Will he screw you again?
In March, the Portuguese team scored six unanswered goals against Luxembourg (Ronaldo scored a brace) and immediately showed who is in charge of group J. Yes, Portugal is winning exceptionally (15 points after five rounds), but Luxembourg surprises because it competes with Slovakia for second place (10 points each). But the Slovaks’ next match will not be against the headliner, but against an outsider: Liechtenstein (0 points). So Luxembourg needs a miracle and at least a draw to maintain a reasonable chance of a historic Euro qualification.
It will be a little easier: Ronaldo will miss the match due to yellow cards.
portuguese footballers
Photo: Octavio Passos/Getty Images
