Tweet Football Zenit Saint- Petersburg managed five wins without a defeat in the group phase of the European Champions League H after beating Valencia 2-0 at the Stadium Petrovskiy St. Petersburg, Russia,
These results make the Zenit are already through to the last 16 of the packing 15 points were the result of five wins. As for Valencia now stuck in second place with six points, or two points clear of third-placed Gent.
Zenit winning goal recorded Oleg Shatov utilize Hulk action poking from the left side and then gave the ball to Artem Dzyuba who continued the ball to Oleg Shatov which directly struck the ball into the goal Valencia.
"We conceded the first goal and from then on it was difficult,. In the second half we were a better VCF, and that is the way to go for us. We're sad. There is nothing we can do except keep working and improving ; today things did not go our way, but the team tried. There is still a long way to go this season, the team would have to react now. We have to think about the next game. "
Zenit double the advantage to 2-0 through Artem Dzyuba that maximizes bait captain, Danny, from midfield on 76 minutes.
Valencia had to play with 10 men after Ruben Vezo sent off due to dropping Oleg Shatov who are conducting counter-attack in the 80th minute.
Valencia also has a chance to reduce the gap through a free kick following a foul Andre Gomez Hulk on 87 minutes, but the 2-0 victory Zenit survive until the fight was over.
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The composition of the players of both teams reported on the official website of UEFA:
Zenit St Petersburg (4-2-3-1): Lodygin; Smolnikov, Garay, Lombaerts, Criscito; Neto, Witsel; Shatov, Danny, Hulk; Dzyuba
Reserves: Kerzhakov, Zuev, Ryazantsev, Yusupov, Troyanov, Evseev, Dolgov
Valencia (4-3-3): Domenech; Cancelo, Vezo, Abdennour, Style; Perez, Parejo, Gomes; Feghouli, Alcacer, Mira
Reserves: Ryan, Santos, Orban, Danilo, Javi Fuego, De Paul, Santi Mina
Zenit winning goal recorded Oleg Shatov utilize Hulk action poking from the left side and then gave the ball to Artem Dzyuba who continued the ball to Oleg Shatov which directly struck the ball into the goal Valencia.
"We conceded the first goal and from then on it was difficult,. In the second half we were a better VCF, and that is the way to go for us. We're sad. There is nothing we can do except keep working and improving ; today things did not go our way, but the team tried. There is still a long way to go this season, the team would have to react now. We have to think about the next game. "
Zenit double the advantage to 2-0 through Artem Dzyuba that maximizes bait captain, Danny, from midfield on 76 minutes.
Valencia had to play with 10 men after Ruben Vezo sent off due to dropping Oleg Shatov who are conducting counter-attack in the 80th minute.
Valencia also has a chance to reduce the gap through a free kick following a foul Andre Gomez Hulk on 87 minutes, but the 2-0 victory Zenit survive until the fight was over.
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The composition of the players of both teams reported on the official website of UEFA:
Zenit St Petersburg (4-2-3-1): Lodygin; Smolnikov, Garay, Lombaerts, Criscito; Neto, Witsel; Shatov, Danny, Hulk; Dzyuba
Reserves: Kerzhakov, Zuev, Ryazantsev, Yusupov, Troyanov, Evseev, Dolgov
Valencia (4-3-3): Domenech; Cancelo, Vezo, Abdennour, Style; Perez, Parejo, Gomes; Feghouli, Alcacer, Mira
Reserves: Ryan, Santos, Orban, Danilo, Javi Fuego, De Paul, Santi Mina
