Newly crowned Russian champions Rubin Kazan...
the Champions League play-off stages," the Argentinean went on. "A historic chance! But I have to admit I am also thirsting for revenge.""It"s very important that we won the Russian title on Saturday, which means the players don"t have to think about the final domestic match of the season and can concentrate fully on this game," said Rubin trainer Kurban Berdyev, who celebrated his side"s title victory with a nifty and unexpected display of dancing feet.
"The players have recovered and are ready. The most important thing on Tuesday is the result, not how we play, though I presume the match will be played at full throttle with both teams going for it," he told the UEFA website.
Dynamo Kiev, managed by former CSKA Moscow coach Valery Gazzayev, have a number of injury problems, with Ukrainian international Olexandr Aliyev out with an ankle problem.
The match kicks off at 8:45 p.m. (14:45 GMT) and will be shown live on Russia"s NTV channel.