Exactly 25 years ago to the date Zenit St

One chased Kaka one got Kaka.One of them is called Real Madrid.The other is the "Real Madrid" of England's transfer market.They have a knack of changing coaches like clothes but both of the teams are fairly respected in the league.One is the greatest club of all time the other possibly the best team at present.They could be none other than Real Madrid and Chelsea.Looking at things while Chelsea are going from strength to strength,Real are well struggling in the Galactic sense according to media reports.Both clubs couldn't be more different.One champions the cause of attacking stylish football with flair while the other effective football.Where Chelsea are accused of being defensive,Real are accused of being overaggressive committing ahead in numbers.But still there are reasons enough to believe come May 2010,we could well see the Neo-Galacticos lining up against the Pensioners from West London.Why ChelseaToday Chelsea are one of the biggest teams.They were denied only by a JT slip up there only CL title in 2008 while poor refereeing denied them a place in Rome in 2009.Come 2010 the story could be different.They have a capable manager in Carlo Ancelotti plus a squad which is of players full of hunger for the CL.You couldn't argue that today they are the best club side in Europe.They play their football to their strengths and effectively too. possible this is the squad that is the best in Europe but is yet to gel.Imagine they are racking up wins when they haven't got it right so what will it be like when they play like a team.. With Ronaldo Real are a different team and you cant deny the skills of the Blues so all we can do is wait in anticipation for the mouth watering clash.... Exactly 25 years ago to the date, Zenit St. Petersburg claimed the club's first ever Soviet First Division crown.But on the anniversary of that historical date, Zenit once again was able to witness a trophy presentation.

Except it wasn't captain Aleksandr Anyukov lifting the Holy Grail of Russian football, it was their worthy opponents in Rubin Kazan.In late July, the two sides played to a wildly entertaining 0-0 draw at the Petrovsky Stadium in St Petersburg. Zenit, who saw Georgian defender Dato Kvirkvelia take two consecutive yellow cards in a matter of five minutes, pushed for the winning goal nearly the entire second half.Then-manager Dick Advocaat threw everything forward, but his men were unable to find the golden touch.But the new-look Zenit, now led by former defensive midfielder Anatoliy Davydov, found themselves out of title contention after a draw with cellar dwellers Spartak Nalchik and a loss in the snow to FC Moscow. Although they were not able to win the Russian title, a spot in the Champions League was still up for the taking.For the second meeting, neither team was at full strength.Zenit was missing half of the back line, with Dong-jin Kim unavailable and Fernando Meira still making a recovery. Rubin would not have the services of Argentinian striker Alejandro Dominguez, who was restrained from the pitch due to his contract.Although the first half of play was a bit sloppy at times, the play and tempers picked up just before halftime. Zenit keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev came out of his cage to win a ball away from Rubin leading scorer Alexander Bukharov, but in doing so, also caught him in the neck with a spike. Appropriately awarded a yellow, but the two sides swapped words in the process.It all exploded just before the whistle.Zenit striker Fatih Tekke thought he won a ball from Rubin captain Sergei Semak, but Semak didn't see it the same way.

When the dust settled, Tekke as well as Anyukov and Kazan center-back Roman Sharonov were awarded cards.In the second half, Kurban Berdiyev came out with a different, but intelligent plan. Knowing well that four different Zenit players were carrying the baggage of a card, his marching orders were quite simpledrive right at Zenit defenders.With the addition of Petr Bystrov (no relation to the speedy Zenit winger), Rubin began putting on a demonstration of how to win free kicks but make a mess of their execution.In a matter of 10 minutes to follow the restart, Berdiyev's men earned five free kicks from just outside the box. But each time, they were unable to challenge Malafeev despite having a shot from a very promising position.Rubin was carrying the vast majority of the play, with 65 percent of possession time. But Zenit was still finding ways to navigate through their normally stout defense. The only thing that was missing was a finish.Davydov made a very puzzling substitution as Rubin began turning up the pressure. He chose to remove striker Mateja Kezman, who was having a quietly solid match, in favor of Igor Semshov .It has nothing to do with Semshov. He has proved to be a far better option when coming off the bench as a substitute.