Preview of the match of the Russian championship CSKA — Dynamo

The text broadcast of the game will be available online in our match center.

For Dynamo fans, there is a sector 215 of the S stand, tickets for which can be purchased after mandatory registration using this link by applying the code ulkpuRj@ in the PROMO CODE field.

We recommend that you generate QR codes in advance in the mobile application "Public Services. Fan Card" for the possibility of using the QR code offline (without Internet connection) when entering the stadium or printing them on paper in advance, or using other ways to save the QR code.

You will be able to watch the live video broadcast of this game after registering on the website of our title sponsor BetBoom betting company and in its clubs that operate according to the "All Inclusive" concept (look for the nearest club on the map), as well as on Match TV. Beginning at 19:30 Moscow time.

Also, after the match, wait on our resources for the traditional edition of "Inside" with the highlights of the game and interviews of the actors.

The blue-and-whites had a strong start to the spring season with two crushing victories over Krylia Sovetov (4-0) and Spartak (5-2), laying a solid foundation for the return leg of the cup. Nicolas Ngamaleu scored twice, Konstantin Tyukavin scored his 54th goal for Dynamo, entering the top 20 all-time scorers in the club's history, and two corner kicks from Bitello resulted in goals from Maxim Osipenko and David Ricardo, who made his debut on Thursday.

Seventeen-year-old midfielder Timofey Marinkin was another debutant. Just two minutes after coming on as a substitute, he provided an assist for Ngamaleu, who has now scored three goals and provided one assist in two matches.

"I know Mumi's qualities and character. This man requires a certain amount of attention," Rolan Gusev shared the secret of the Cameroonian's transformation. "He needs to be motivated through individual conversations. There are players who require an individual approach, and you can't play them silently, because they might close down and become difficult to reach. We all know that Mumi is a strong player with good qualities."

This winter, the Army team has become the main player in the transfer market. Having sold and rented out a dozen players, they were still able to strengthen the squad due to strong transfers of defender Mateus Reis from Sporting, the long-term captain of Lokomotiv Dmitry Barinov, Krasnodar attacking midfielder Danila Kozlov, Zenit forward Luciano Gonda and talented Ural striker Maxim Voronov.

Four of them were in the starting lineup for the match of the 19th round in Grozny, and Voronov came on as a substitute. Fabio Celestini was also surprised by the fact that he released 18-year-old central defender Kirill Danilov from the first minutes. It was a ricochet from his foot in the 4th minute that the ball after Maxim Samorodov's shot ended up in the net of CSKA. This goal remained the only one counted in the match (two more goals of the hosts were canceled due to offsides). According to the head coach of the army team, they lacked efficiency and determination in this match.

They demonstrated all this on Wednesday in the home cup semi-final with Krasnodar. The red-blues were not embarrassed even by the first half, in which they had a big advantage, did not realize a penalty and eventually conceded. After the break, they outplayed Krasnodar, scoring three times (3:1).

— In the first half, I saw only one team on the field - ours, and we had 6-7 clean points to score, but we didn't realize a penalty, and after a mistake we conceded a goal. The second half was the same as the first, we just managed to score a few goals during it. But in both parts of the match I saw the same attitude and desire of the players, the quality and scoring chances. Krasnodar, on the other hand, did not create dangerous moments in any of the halves. So our team played a great match," Fabio Celestini said at a press conference.

Anton Miranchuk and CSKA newcomer Dmitry Barinov have been playing for Lokomotiv Moscow for 8 years.

Rolan Gusev and Yuri Zhirkov managed to spend several seasons in CSKA with Igor Akinfeev and won the UEFA Cup in 2005.

Chief analyst of CSKA Igor Pecheritsa worked at Dynamo from 2019 to 2022.

The teams met 162 times in the national championships: Dynamo won 59 victories, lost 57 times, and 46 more meetings ended in a draw. The difference between goals scored and conceded is 223:202.

The top scorers in the history of the national championships are Vasily Smirnov, Mikhail Yakushin, Sergei Solovyov, Konstantin Beskov and Vladimir Fedotov (7 goals each).

In the first round, the red and blues were stronger - 3:1.

The match will be served by the team of Sergei Ivanov, who will be assisted by Andrei Obrazko and Varanzo Petrosyan. Evgeny Bulanov and Ivan Abrosimov will be responsible for the video assistance to arbitrators (VAR) system.

The last time a 41-year-old referee from Rostov-on-Don judged the blue and whites was in September 2024, when they drew with Spartak (2:2).