The battle ahead

After losing in the previous BEKO PBL game our team have difficult situation in the end of regular championship. Taking into consideration the loss to Dynamo in the second leg the upcoming becomes even more valuable.

Two players of 14 on CSKA roster are unable to play on Dynamo arena. Nikita Kurbanov (tendinitis in quadriceps muscle of the left thigh) continues his rehabilitation accordingly to the plan. Jamont Gordon is out for 10 day with fracture of the anterior wall of the left frontal sinus.

“Hard loss to Khimki puts us with the back to the wall”, - CSKA head coach Jonas Kazlauskas said. “We had to win anyway, so now it is even twice more important. The opponent is also anxious to win as they are fighting for playoff spot. So the battle is ahead of us. We have to recover mentally. How Gordon’s injury will influence our game? If we are a big team, it should not influence us. We got a chance to see.”