Derby of Leningradka. To be continued

The central game of PBL championship to take place tomorrow. Our team will go to Khimki to face the hosts in the classical Russian rivalry.

"It will be surely an interesting game between the long-time rivals", - CSKA head coach Ettore Messina said. "Khimki played impressive in the Euroleague regular season qualifying for the Top 16. So I think the game will be good for the fans to watch. We are coming off the series of victories and we hope to be able not only to show high-quality performance but also to return our injured players Sasha Kaun and Andrey Vorontsevich into the lineup."

Army men are in almost full strength these days as Kaun and Vorontsevich joined the team practices. Most likely both will be a game-day decision for coaches. Zoran Erceg works apart from the teammates continuing his rehab in Moscow using the consultations by Israeli specialists.

Red-blues will go to Khimki on Thursday morning for the practice on the floor of local Basketball Center and will stay in the hotel until the game.