The Catastrophic League of the Champions for Spartak is completed. The Moscow club lost the sixth match in the first group tournament, setting a sad record – zero points in six matches and the difference of scored and missed heads 1:18.

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Spartak became the worst in the history of the Champions League

The Catastrophic League of the Champions for Spartak is completed. The Moscow club lost the sixth match in the first group tournament, setting a sad record – zero points in six matches and the difference of scored and missed heads 1:18.

Spartak played the last game away with Valencia, which has already guaranteed itself the first place in the group and did not put a single main football player in the composition. But even the understudy of the Valencian club, among whom, however, there were many famous players, had no problems in the match with Spartak, winning – 3-0. If in the first half of Spartak there were still several points to score a goal, then in the second half of the meeting, Muscovites were completely helpless.

In the history of the latest Champions League, not a single point in the group tournament was gained only by the Slovak “Kositz” – in the 1997-98 season. But then the Slovaks scored two goals, and missed 13. And the most amazing thing is that in the qualification match of the Champions League “Kositz”, according to the results of two matches, he outplayed … “Spartak”, closing the way to the league.

Now Spartak owns two champions League records. The worst performance (this year) and the best-in the 1995-96 season, when the “red and white” won six victories in six matches.

In addition, Spartak missed the most goals in the history of the Champions League (97, for Barcelona – four less).

More Spartakovites in one group tournament were missed only by the Hungarian “Ferencvarosh” seven years ago (19). Spartak repeated the “achievement” of the Turkish “Galatasaray” (1 clogged ball in 1993).

The next season, Spartak will not be in the Champions League. And it is not known when the “red-white” will be seen again in the main European tournament. But such a shame will be difficult to forget. In Russia, everyone understands the problems of Spartak and explain the difficult situation by changing generations, injuries of leading players, a problem with Sychev. But in Europe, which is not concerned about the internal problems of the many -year (past) champion of Russia, Spartak will be remembered for a long time with its frank weakness. A shameful stigma will be not only on Spartak, but throughout Russian football.

But in the first half of the match with Valencia, in some points in the game “Red-White” and certain signs of recovery were seen. In one of the episodes, Danishevsky was dangerously beaten, when the goalkeeper of Valencia, the pilop only pulled the ball out of the crossbar with his fingertips. At the outcome of the first half, Maxim Kalinichenko perfectly struck the shot by the penalty himself perfectly, but the pilop again helped out.

It is not known how events would develop in the second half of the match if, already in its first minute, Valencia would not have scored a second ball.The time for the replacement in Spartak began. Marcelo Silva replaced the rootless, which meant the transition of the imprisoned from the center of midfield to the attack. Oleg Romantsev’s desire to strengthen the attacking line is understandable, but in the central zone the game of guests completely went up. Silva immediately made a childhood mistake, allowing him to easily beat himself in his penalty myster, and the Spaniard made a transfer to the center to Juan Sanchez, who in the fall sent the ball to the upper corner.

Marcelo Silva played below all criticism. The complete lack of struggle and concession in those episodes when the opponent is still nearby. It is not surprising that during the first minutes of the fifteen second half of the imprints with Danishevsky practically did not receive the ball: neither Marcelo Silva, nor Kalinichenko, nor Kudryashov did not cope with their work. As a result, Romantsev returned the imprisoned to midfield, releasing Sonin on the field. But the only acute attack of Spartak in the second half was carried out in the last minutes when Kalinichenko escaped the offside trap, received the ball from the imprudent, beat in the penalty pillar, but pierced the gate from a sharp corner.

The defense was also constantly “fire”.

The first goal of Juan Sanchez scored his head from ten meters, and the closest to him the Spartak player was imprudent. Everyone was mistaken – Kovtun, Mitressi, even more or less reliable in the latest matches Moizes with Abramidze. Because of what folilies and received warnings. “Valencia” could not score three, but much more goals, but played too imposingly.

The third goal was the result of Levitsky’s mistake, who could not fend off the ball, slightly sent from the penalty Fabio Aurelio right to his hands. But the fact of breaking the penalty area confirms the thesis that the Spartaks simply did not have time for the fast players of the opponent. But constantly, in the main composition of the burial workers of Spartak, only the defender of Marden comes out …

So, the Champions League for Spartak is completed. All anti -records are set. Future in the fall, “red-white” will participate in the UEFA Cup.