Zenit scored three goals against Molde in the Europa League

St. Petersburg "Zenith" defeated the Norwegian "Molde" in the round of the playoffs of the Europa League. The match, held in St. Petersburg, ended with the score 3:1.

Zenit conceded first, but at the end of the meeting they scored three goals in 20 minutes. Artem Dziuba, Anton Zabolotny and Mikhi Mevli scored accurate shots.

Another Russian club "Ufa" in their match lost on the road to the Scottish "Rangers" with a score of 0:1.

The return matches will take place on 30 August. The winners of the pairs will enter the group stage of the Europa League, while the losers will finish their performance in European competition.

• Russia in the 2018/2019 season for the first time in several years is represented in European competition by six clubs. While all of them continue to participate in competitions.