CSKA — Zenit, 01 June 2025

The team did not linger in St. Petersburg after the second game and immediately returned to Moscow on an Aeroflot charter flight. The coaches did not give the team a day off: on Friday evening, the red-blues were already working on the Megasport parquet, albeit in a restricted mode - those who played a lot in St.Petersburg received significantly less workload, and those who did not go out on the court or had little time, ran three-on-three in contact. And on Saturday afternoon, everyone trained together in full - of course, with the exception of Nikita Kurbanov, who still wears a bandage on his operated right hand.

"We need to protect our home court," said CSKA head coach Andreas Pistiolis. "There was a great atmosphere at both games in St. Petersburg. I hope our fans win the battle of the stands, and we win the battle on the court."

Past matchups

Wins-losses: 40-21 (5-0 in EuroLeague, 18-0 against Triumph Lyubertsy)

Games of the 2024-25 VTB United League season:

Regular season
13-Oct-2024. CSKA – Zenit: 83-77 (+6)
07-Dec-2024. Zenit - CSKA: 82-78 (-4)
02-Feb-2025. CSKA – Zenit: 66-79 (-13)
30-Mar-2025. Zenit - CSKA: 81-77 (-4)

Finals
27-May-2025. Zenit - CSKA: 80-82 (+2)
29-May-2025. Zenit - CSKA: 86-70 (-16)

Brief dossier

Zenit St.Petersburg, Russia

Founded: 2014
Colors: dark-blue, white, light-blue
Homecourt: KSK Arena (7,120)
CEO: Alexander Tserkovny
Head coach: Xavi Pascual
Website: bc-zenit.com
Trophy case: VTB United League Champion (2022), Russian Champion (2022), 5-time VTB United League bronze medalist (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2024), 5-time Russian Championship bronze medalist (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2024), Russian Cup Winner (2024)