Derby County will face Russian Premier League outfit Zenit St Petersburg in their latest pre-season friendly this evening (Tuesday 22nd July), as part of their pre-season tour of Austria.
Steve McClaren’s men will take on Zenit at 6:30pm local time (5:30pm BST) at SC Kalsdorf’s Stadium, Sports Zentrum Kalsdorf in the first of two pre-season matches on Austrian soil.
The Rams will also face Slavija Sarajevo on Friday 25th July with a 6pm kick-off (5pm BST).
Derby have four wins (1-0 against Matlock, 2-0 against Nuneaton, 4-2 against Northampton and 3-1 against Notts County) and a draw (0-0 against Ilkeston FC) to their name in pre-season to date.
However, they are set for their sternest test yet against Zenit.
Managed by former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur boss André Villas-Boas, Zenit finished the 2013/14 campaign as runners up in the Russian Premier League and reached the final round of 16 in the Champions League, before being knocked out by Borussia Dortmund.
Zenit’s squad includes Brazilian international forward Hulk, who finished the 2013/14 campaign as the club’s leading scorer with 17 goals, Belgium international midfielder Axel Witsel as well as former Arsenal player and Russian international, Andrey Arshavin.
