Today, May 18, a gala match will take place to celebrate the 20th anniversary of CSKA Moscow’s victory in the UEFA Cup. The red-blues will face a team of star players who competed against them during that tournament. The game will be held at the VEB Arena, with kickoff scheduled for 16:30 Moscow time.
Starting lineups for the teams are as follows:
**CSKA**: Akinfeev, A. Berezutski, Ignashevich (captain), V. Berezutski, Odi, Zhirkov, Dudu, Laisans, Dzagoev, Carvalho, Wagner.
**UEFA Cup Team**: Cudicini, Fidelis, N’Jitap, Yepes, Smetin, Cannavaro, Makelele, Maniche, Fernandes, Nani, Drogba (captain).
Valery Gazzaev will coach CSKA in this match, while the UEFA Cup Team will be led by Alexander Mostovoy.
The first holder of the UEFA Cup from Russia:
