02.10.2014 12:11 h

Euro Qualifiers: Russia recall for Shchennikov

CSKA Moscow defender Georgy Shchennikov has been recalled to the Russian squad for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against Sweden and Moldova.

Shchennikov, who has finally recovered from a serious leg injury, replaces team-mate Kirill Nababkin in manager Fabio Capello's 25-man squad announced on Thursday.

Capello has selected five players each from Russian champions CSKA, the country's most successful side Spartak Moscow and current Premier League leaders Zenit St Petersburg.

The Russians take on Sweden at Stockholm on October 9 and Moldova at Saint Petersburg on October 12.

Russia squad

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeyev (CSKA Moscow), Yury Lodygin (Zenit St Petersburg), Artem Rebrov (Spartak Moscow)

Defenders: Vasily Berezutsky, Sergei Ignashevich, Georgy Shchennikov (all CSKA), Vladimir Granat (Dynamo Moscow), Dmitry Kombarov, Sergei Parshivlyuk (both Spartak), Andrei Semenov (Terek Grozny), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit)

Midfielders: Yury Gazinsky (FC Krasnodar), Denis Glushakov (Spartak), Maxim Grigoriev (Rostov), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA), Viktor Faizulin, Oleg Shatov (both Zenit), Magomed Ozdoyev (Rubin Kazan)

Forwards: Alexei Ionov (Dynamo), Dmitry Poloz (Rostov), Alexander Samedov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Artem Dzyuba (Spartak), Alexander Kerzhakov (Zenit), Alexander Kokorin (Dynamo), Denis Cheryshev (Villareal/ESP)