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Advocaat’s forgotten hero may yet get his big chance

When Pavel Pogrebnyak hit Stuttgart’s goal in the opening match of Group G against Rangers back in September, the Russian forward may have felt he was finally settling a score.

The former Zenit St Petersburg forward missed the 2008 UEFA Cup final against Walter Smith’s side because of injury, but the fact that the Russians made it to the City of Manchester stadium had much to do with Pogrebnyak’s 10 goals along the way.