Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) will welcome CSKA today at 19:00 at Lauta Stadium under serious personnel difficulties. Two important players - Juan Perea and Todor Pavlov - are out of the squad due to health problems.

The Spanish striker Perea continues his recovery after an injury and failed to prepare fully during the past week. In parallel, Pavlov has been diagnosed with a viral illness that keeps him out of today's match.

Despite the absence of these two players, the coach has a wide range of alternatives. A total of 21 players are included in the group, among them Boyan Milosavlievich, Petar Zovko, Adrian Kova, Enzo Espinosa, Plamen Petrov, Nikolay Nikolaev, Mert Salim, Lucas Ryan, and others.

The match against the capital city team will be extremely important for the "railroaders'" placement in the temporary championship standings.