UEFA Champions League

Zenit vs Chelsea 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 38': Claudinho
  • 41': Sardar Azmoun
  • 90'+4': Magomed Ozdoev
FT
3 - 3
  • 2': Timo Werner
  • 62': Romelu Lukaku
  • 85': Timo Werner

Chelsea blow top spot in UCL with last-gasp draw vs. Zenit St Petersburg

Champions League holders Chelsea blew the chance to top their group as they were held to a 3-3 draw against Zenit St Petersburg.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 0, Chelsea 1. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Christensen following a corner.
  • 37': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Chelsea 1. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a cross.
  • 41': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 2, Chelsea 1. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcom with a through ball.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 2, Chelsea 1.
  • 51': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Wendel because of an injury.
  • 60': Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 2, Chelsea 2. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Ross Barkley.
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 65': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
  • 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
  • 79': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Artem Dzyuba replaces Sardar Azmoun because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Malcom.
  • 80': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Magomed Ozdoev replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
  • 85': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 2, Chelsea 3. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 3, Chelsea 3. Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 3, Chelsea 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Saint Petersburg Stadium
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 29,349

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+5 Barcelona 1 3 0
+2 FC Porto 1 3 0
-2 Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 1
-5 Antwerp 1 0 1
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Statistics

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5 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
10 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 4
46.1 Possession 53.9
18 SHOTS 13
7 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
367 Accurate Passes 458
444 Passes 524
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 5
23 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 41
26 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 5
12 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 11
16 Effective Clearances 20
16 Clearances 20

Line-Ups

ZEN Zenit St Petersburg (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
41 Mikhail Kerzhakov (GK)
44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy
6 Dejan Lovren Yellow Card
5 Wilmar Barrios
3 Douglas Santos
15 Vyacheslav Karavaev
8 Wendel
14 Daler Kuzyaev
11 Claudinho
10 Malcom
7 Sardar Azmoun

CHE Chelsea (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
4 Andreas Christensen
31 Malang Sarr
28 César Azpilicueta
18 Ross Barkley
24 Reece James
19 Mason Mount
17 Saúl Ñíguez
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi Yellow Card
11 Timo Werner
9 Romelu Lukaku

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