Zenit Finish Participation in European Cups

In the return leg match of UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Zenit hosted Portuguese Benfica in St.Petersburg.

Hulk scored to the visiting team in the second half and evened the score of the game. However, at the very end of the match the visiting team managed to upset Zenit goalkeeper Yury Lodygin  twice. 1:2 and Zenit leaves the competition for the trophy.

Zenit (Russia) – Benfica (Portugal) – 1:2 (0:0)

Goal: Hulk, 69 (1:0). Gaitan, 85 (1:1). Talisca, 90+6 (1:2).

Zenit (St.Petersburg): Lodygin, Anyukov (Smolnikov, 58), Lombaerts, Neto, Zhirkov, Kokorin (Shatov, 58), Witsel, Mauricio (Yusupov, 82), Danny, Hulk, Dzyuba.

Benfica (Lisbon): Ederson, Semedo, Samaris, Lindelöf, Eliseu, Pizzi (Salvio, 73), Fejsa, Renato Sanches, Jonas (Talisca, 90+2), Gaitan, Mitroglou (Jimenes, 67).

Cautioned: Mitroglou, 36. Pizzi, 49. Hulk, 90+5.

Referees: Kassai. Bognar, Ring, Toth, Farkas (all - Hungary).

9 March. St.Petersburg. Petrovskiy Stadium.

First leg match  – 0:1.