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CSKA, Rubin to start Champions League campaigns

CSKA, under new manager Juande Ramos, travel to Germany on Tuesday to take on Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg
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MOSCOW, September 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russian champions Rubin and CSKA Moscow go into the first matches of the 2009/10 Champions League group stages this week full of confidence after easy home wins at the weekend.
CSKA, under new manager Juande Ramos, travel to Germany on Tuesday to take on Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg after a 3-0 win at home to Krylya Sovetov on Saturday.
"We've had time to study Wolfsburg," Ramos, who took over at the former Red Army side last week, told Sovetski Sport. "We'll try to exploit their weak points. "
"I joined the team after the transfer window closed," the ex-Real Madrid, Seville and Tottenham Hotspur coach went on. "But I knew the footballers and in these five days I've had the chance to get to know them a bit better. I'm sure they have more than enough talent to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League."
Rubin also start their campaign away from home, with a game on Wednesday against Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kiev, managed by former CSKA Moscow coach Valery Gazzayev. With Barcelona and Inter Milan also in their group, Rubin will be looking to secure three points in Kiev before facing the European giants.
Rubin moved six points clear at the top of the Russian Premier League table with a 5-1 destruction of Saturn on Saturday as second-placed Spartak Moscow could only draw 1-1 away to cross-town rivals Dynamo.
Weekend Results
Rubin 5-1 Saturn
FC Moskva 0-2 Amkar
CSKA Moscow 3-0 Krylya Sovetov
Kuban 2-1 Khimki
Dynamo Moscow 1-1 Spartak Moscow
Spartak Nalchik 0-1 Lokomotiv Moscow
Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0 Rostov
Terek 4-0 Tom Tomsk
Russian Premier League table (21 games)
Rubin 46
Spartak Moscow 40
CSKA Moscow 36
Lokomotiv Moscow 35
Zenit St. Petersburg 34
FC Moskva 34
Dynamo Moscow 31
Saturn 29
Krylya Sovetov 28
Terek 27
Rostov 26
Tom Tomsk 24
Amkar 21
Kuban 21
Spartak Nalchik 17
Khimki 10

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