Two clubs chasing UEFA Europa League glory will do battle today in a match between FC Krasnodar and Everton. The group-stage match scheduled for 12 p.m. ET will be held at Kuban Stadium in Krasnodar and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 1.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez had this to offer ahead of today's European encounter (via Sky Sports): "It helps that they [Aiden McGeady and Samuel Eto'o] have played in the [Russian Premier] league. When you come to an unknown environment like the one we have now, I think you can embrace it when you have a little bit of detail from some of the players."
"The word is that the Russian league is exciting," he added. "There is a lot of investment behind it and the teams are developing really strongly."
When asked about the tactical changes he will make to his lineup, Martinez continued by saying, "We are not going to underestimate the game. We will make changes, but that does not mean we don't want to win. We expect that everyone on the pitch knows what it means to play for Everton, wants to win and will be able to cope with this club wanting to win every game."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Everton's Leighton Baines was instrumental in the club's first match in Europa League competition. The 29-year-old provided a goal and an assist in addition to two key passes.
FC Krasnodar's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Dikan; Kaleshin, Granqvist, Sigurdsson, Jedrzejczyk; Gazinskiy, Ahmedov; Laborde, Pereyra, Izmailov; Wanderson
Everton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Howard; Baines, Distin, Jagielka, Hibbert; Barry, McCarthy; Osman, Naismith, McGeady; Lukaku
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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