Zenit defeated Lyon in the Champions League

The players of the St. Petersburg Zenit defeated the French Lion in the match of the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League. In the last home match, the Petersburgers demonstrated excellent implementation and reached the second place in the group, having made an advantage over the French in the struggle for a ticket in the 1/8 finals.

The meeting of Group G on Gazprom-Arena in St. Petersburg ended with a score of 2: 0. At the ends of the half, Artem Dziuba (42 ') and Magomed Ozdoev (84') were noted. Goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov issued the first “dry” match in the Champions League in his career.

For 31 -year -old Dziuba, the goal became the eighth at the group stages of the Champions League - he caught up with the record holder among Russian football players - Andrei Tikhonov, who had already completed his career. Four out of eight goals, Artem scored precisely Lion, including a hat-trick in the 2015/16 season.

“Of course, we are glad that we won. Until the last round, we remain in the struggle for the playoffs of the Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. In the game, the first half was better. We sat down a little at the beginning of the second half. It is good that we were able to score and more calmly finish the match. A good rival, individually strong performers. It was hard, it was difficult, it was difficult, it was difficult,” the press service quoted Zenita quoted. Coach Sergei Semak.

After this victory, Zenit with seven points rose to second place in the Quartet standings , ahead of Lyon based on the results of personal meetings. The game of the first circle in France ended with a score of 1: 1. The German Leipzig (10 points) heads the group, which in a parallel match divided glasses from the Portuguese Benfica (4), yielding 0: 2 to the 89th minute.

Recall that the two best teams from each of the groups go to the playoffs. Clubs who took third places receive comforting vouchers in the spring stage of the Europa League. The remaining teams are left from European competitions.

The final match in the Zenit group will be held on December 10 on the exit against Benfica. Semak’s team will not be enough to win from the Portuguese to secure a place in the 1/8 finals after Leipzig. If the Lyon on the same day overwhelies the leader, the St. Petersburg will fall into third place even in case of victory.

From other matches of the day we highlight the home victory of Barcelona over the Dortmund Borussia, which brought the Catalans a ticket to the playoffs of the tournament from the group F.

Many goals and bright scenarios

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- uEfa.com in Russian (@uefacom_ru) November 27, 2019