Generally saying, both Russian clubs received not the strongest rivals and got fair chances to get to the next round of the competition.
CSKA -Sevilla
White reds, who do not posses the strong staff took the 3rd position in the home championship, loosing only to "Barcelona" and "Real". Luis Fabiano, who did not make a transfer to "Milan", continues to score. Although "Sevilla" is not the hardest team to play against, nobody is talking about it as the fate`s gift.
Rubin - Hapoel Tel-Aviv
"Rubin" had a very difficult group to play in. Teams like "Barcelona", "Inter" were far not the easiest competitors. However now, "Rubin" has to thank their lucky stars for playing with "Hapoel". Just to remind that "Hapoel" took the 1st line in the group with "Hamburg", "Celtic" and "Rapid". Eli Gutman`s team shows perfect results playing at home differently from playing at guest stations.
The games will take place on 24th of February for CSKA in Moscow, and on 18th of February for Rubin in Kazan. We`ll see who wins...
