.Today we took on a very strong team with a huge number of good and talented players. During the match we were quite lucky, but we scored three goals and could have scored more. I'm pleased with the result considering what a good team we faced. 

In previous group matches Zenit were not as expressive as it seemed the team had no motivation for this tournament. Was it playing a good that changed it for today? 

We finished in first place in the group, where we were initially considered the third team. We had a very difficult group, but we scored the most and conceded the least. We never lost and only had one draw, this is to our credit. 

Is there any information on Smolnikov's condition? 

He has a swollen ankle.

Zenit once again scored a lot of goals in the Europa League. Why doesn't this happen in the Russian championship? Is this because you have to play against defensive teams in Russia? 

We've scored the most in the Russian championship, so you should update your statistics. In the Russian championship there are about ten teams who basically defend and play ten men behind the ball so not to concede. 

Do you have any preferences for the next round? 

It's hard to say because there are some very strong teams from the Champions League coming to the Europa League. We can even draw Napoli or Borussia so it's hard to say now. 

Is it good or bad that Zenit came first and will play the first match away?

We came to the match to take first place in the group.