Spartak Head Coach Dmitry Alenichev summarized the results of the match against CSKA at the post-match press-conference:

— First of all, I would like to mention the atmosphere at today match. In my opinion it was fantastic. Everything that supporters of Spartak and CSKA had prepared, they implemented. I think that football players also showed unforgettable performance. There were good goals and combinations. Of course, there were also mistakes.

It’s a pity that we allowed such a top-class team to get 2 goals ahead of us in the first half. But I am also happy that my guys did not lose their hearts. They managed to playback soon. I think that after the score was 1:2 the game was even.

We had all chances to score in the second half. But luck was with CSKA. I would like to congratulate our opponents on their win. But I also would like to mention that my team also did not look bad today. Now it is necessary to make correct conclusions and to continue gaining points. We should not allow our competitors to be so far ahead of us.