"I'm not rooting for the German squad," Barinov continues, "but I'm confident Lokomotiv fixed the issues."

Valery Barinov, a Lokomotiv supporter and Russian People's Artist, spoke with SE about his hopes for the Europa League group stage round 4 match against Galatasaray.

"I don't have any expectations." I'm not sure what these are. There were mistakes made, and they were fixed. What were they doing if it wasn't that? Today, Lokomotiv has a better chance than Spartak of winning. In contrast, I am no longer interested in the German squad. In an interview with SE journalist Maria Kutsubeeva, Barinov stated, "I'm not cheering for such a Lokomotiv."

The Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul will host Galatasaray's match versus Lokomotiv. At 20:45 Moscow time, the show will begin.

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