Lausanne Sports vs CSKA Moscow Match Preview
GROUP F - UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE:
Swiss team Lausanne will open their campaign against CSKA Moscow and will already have experience of opposition from the city. Lausanne defeated Lokomotiv Moscow to reach the group stages of the competition. After two 1-1 ties home and away, Lausanne triumphed in a penalty shootout.
CSKA Moscow travel to Switzerland with a star studded lineup that includes captain Igor Akinfeev, Brazilian forward Vagner Love, and Japanese World Cup star Keisuke Honda. Akinfeev and Love are both veterans of the 2005 UEFA Cup winning CSKA team.
Lausanne Sports vs CSKA Moscow Match Report
Swiss underdogs FC Lausanne-Sport received a rough opening to group play as an impressive CSKA side produced a dominant performance.
Star Brazilian forward Vagner Love opened the scoring with a fine diving header.
Defender Sergei Ignashevich doubled the Moscow lead when he headed home a free kick, and Love rounded off the scoring with a well struck 80th minute penalty.
