Kirlyakov is the favorite of the Russian Premier League: Zenit

Former Moscow “Dynamo”, Germany “Karlsruhe” clubs and Russia national team forward Sergey Kirlyakov identified the main favorite of the 2025/2026 season of the Russia Premier League. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.

In his opinion, the “Zenit” team is expected to dominate this season. “Zenit” conducted an active transfer policy last season and spent a significant amount of money to form a strong squad.

The team management postponed the 100th anniversary event to next year and is trying to strengthen the team further. According to the expert, “Zenit” aims to reclaim the gold medals in the upcoming championship.

At the same time, the season will be very interesting, as “Zenit” is expected to face strong competition from Moscow “Dynamo” and the reigning champion “Krasnodar”. Kirlyakov expressed doubts about the championship struggle of the “Spartak” and “Lokomotiv” teams.

He emphasized that it would be difficult for them to achieve high results this season. Overall, the new season of the Russia Premier League is expected to be serious and competitive.