Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin hopes Russia's two Champions League clubs can book their passage to the knockout phase.
CSKA Moscow and Rubin Kazan are both still alive ahead of the final round of group games.
"I saw the CSKA game on Wednesday when they beat Wolfsburg," Arshavin told Arsenal's Official Matchday Programme. "They looked strong and they showed good spirit because they went behind in the first-half.
"And of course Rubin made those two good performances against Barcelona - we'll see how it all stands after the final round of games, but I hope at least one of them goes through.
"Nobody knew them [Rubin], but they are a wealthy team with a good coach, Kurban Berdyev, who managed to collect a group of good players around him. So they have a good squad and they duly showed that - that's why Rubin is now the league's dominant team."