Are you ready for the match tomorrow? 

Absolutely everyone is ready for the match. The only difference for us is that the Europa League rules are different and the matchday squad is smaller, so some will not be in the squad.

We saw that the pitch wasn't great in the match with Arsenal and some parts were changed. What state is it in now? 

I do not know why they decided not to change the whole pitch completely, I do not make these decisions. The pitch now looks better than in the match against the Real Sociedad but we will see. I think it should be in good shape. 

Vladimir Putin spoke about the number of foreign players at Zenit in the match with Real Sociedad and criticized this, what do you have to say about that?

I agree, I cannot disagree with our president.

Are Rosenborg a serious opponent? Probably they will play defensive football. What difficulties are you expecting from this match? 

They are a strong team, which regularly play in European tournaments. We are waiting for a very difficult game. Rosenborg will be well prepared physically, so we are not expecting an easy match. They have many players with experience in Europe. 

Did the Argentina internationals not play against Arsenal, because you were saving them for the game with Rosenborg? 

That match was on Sunday, they returned from international duty on Friday. We decided not to take any risks so they did not play against Arsenal. When you have little time to recover the risk of injury is very high. 

Have you had enough time get all the players returning from international duty ready for the game?

Now everyone feels very good and everyone is ready to play.