UEFA Champions League

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

  • 11': Paulo Dybala
  • 58': Paulo Dybala (P)
  • 73': Federico Chiesa
  • 82': Álvaro Morata
FT
4 - 2
  • 26': Leonardo Bonucci (OG)
  • 90'+2': Sardar Azmoun

Paulo Dybala helps Juventus beat Zenit to book spot in Champions League knockout stage

Juventus booked their spot in the Champions League last 16 with two group games to spare by beating Zenit St Petersburg.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 11': Goal! Juventus 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 26': Own Goal by Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus. Juventus 1, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Juventus 1, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 54': Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Goal! Juventus 2, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Andrey Mostovoy.
  • 59': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Malcom replaces Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 68': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Goal! Juventus 3, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 74': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Claudinho.
  • 74': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Artem Dzyuba replaces Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
  • 80': Substitution, Juventus. Arthur replaces Manuel Locatelli.
  • 80': Substitution, Juventus. Adrien Rabiot replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 82': Goal! Juventus 4, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a through ball.
  • 85': Substitution, Juventus. Daniele Rugani replaces Leonardo Bonucci.
  • 85': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Paulo Dybala.
  • 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Kuznetsov replaces Wendel.
  • 89': Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Juventus 4, Zenit St Petersburg 2. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 20,053

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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7 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 3
42.2 Possession 57.8
12 SHOTS 26
4 ON GOAL 11
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
357 Accurate Passes 526
430 Passes 586
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 8
18 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 51
30 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 5
10 Tackles 6
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 13
28 Effective Clearances 14
28 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

JUV Juventus (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
4 Matthijs de Ligt
19 Leonardo Bonucci
12 Alex Sandro
6 Danilo
27 Manuel Locatelli Yellow Card
14 Weston McKennie
20 Federico Bernardeschi
22 Federico Chiesa
9 Álvaro Morata
10 Paulo Dybala

ZEN Zenit St Petersburg (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Stanislav Kritsyuk (GK)
2 Dmitriy Chistyakov
44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy
6 Dejan Lovren Yellow Card
8 Wendel
5 Wilmar Barrios
15 Vyacheslav Karavaev
19 Alex Sutormin
7 Sardar Azmoun
11 Claudinho
17 Andrei Mostovoy

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