Aleksandr Kerzhakov has kept his role as a lone striker in the Russia side for this evening's Euro 2012 group clash against Greece.
He will be supported by attacking midfielders Alan Dzagoev and captain Andrey Arshavin.
Greece have kept faith in Celtic striker Georgios Samaras, while Fanis Gekas has been handed an advanced midfield role.
Greece: Sifakis; Torosidis, K. Papadopoulos, Sokratis, Tzavelas; Maniatis, Katsouranis, Karagounis; Salpingidis, Gekas, Samaras
Russia: Malafeev; Anyukov, Ignashevich, Berezutskiy, Zhirkov; Shirokov, Denisov, Glushakov; Dzagoev, Kerzhakov, Arshavin