Rubin Kazan held on to a 1-1 home draw on...

Although both sides continued to show their attacking intent, neither could add to their goal and the Germans will be favorites to go through after the second leg in Wolfsburg, where CSKA Moscow lost 3-1 in their first Champions League group game last September.

However, the Tatar side finished third in their Champions League group thanks in large part to a 2-1 win in Barcelona, and won more league points away from home than in Kazan last season, so they will have confidence that cagey coach Kurban Berdyev - who has spent the offseason fending off questions about the soon-to-be vacant Russian national team job - will guide them to the result they need.

MOSCOW, March 11 (RIA Novosti)