Krasnodar Head Coach Oleg Kononov after the open training session of his team told that he does not consider the performance against CSKA in the MD 14 match as the best of his team. He also told in which match of this season the play of his trainees were the most successful in his opinion.

— After the game against CSKA we are in an excellent mood. Some of our players are injured, however. Some of them have serious injuries, like Ahmedov. Some have microinjuries, like Granqvist, Izmaylov, Gazinskiy. So far I cannot tell, if these players will be able to play against French team, but I will know for sure one day before the game. We are going to have 5 more games this year. We count on the successful end. We are very responsible in preparing for all matches. Of course, we would like to gain maximum of points both in UEFA Europa League and in the national championship. The tournament table of the Russian Championship is very tense in the current season, so the pressing will be very hard. We would like to keep our position in UEFA Champions League zone. We also do not give up hope to qualify from our group in UEFA Europa League.