Six European clubs who have made their home a Fortress

Rostov

There will be very few who have even heard of FC Rostov, never mind recognise the fantastic bit of form they’re in at the Olimp-2 stadium. Despite a capacity of just 16,000 and few players of any note, the team sit above Zenit, above CSKA, and above Locomotiv Moscow, having gone unbeaten at home in the league.

Due to the winter break, the Russian League is far from over, but if Leicester can storm all the way to the title then why can’t Rostov? The club have never finished inside the top six in the league, and generally make the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Only in September, Rostov players were refusing to play for the club in a dispute over unpaid wages, yet now they’re flying high.

The club are following a similar pattern to the Foxes, they narrowly avoided relegation last season and have defied the odds to stand firm at the top. All from the little city of Rostov-on-Don.