MOSCOW, Feb. 25 Sergei Semak, head coach of the Russian football club Zenit said that the situation in Ukraine distracts from football, but at such moments, the issue of people's lives should be at the forefront. Semak was born in Ukraine in the village of Sychansky, Voroshilovgrad region (now Luhansk region) and started playing football in Luhansk. «I think everyone is watching the latest events. These are situations where fates are closely intertwined. There is nothing to say here. Naturally, someone is sleeping, someone is not sleeping. Any events that exist, everyone is monitoring, watching. Of course, this interferes, distracts , but in a global sense, there is nothing more important than people's lives. Our work, football, of course, is an important part of our life, but not the most important, «Zenith's official website quotes Semak. According to Semak, Ukrainian Zenit defender Yaroslav Rakitsky is not entered the field on Thursday in the return game of the play-off round one in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League against the Spanish «Betis» (0:0) due to suboptimal form
