Juventus vs Zenit 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
4 - 2
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
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 20,053
Statistics
ZEN |
JUV![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 20 | Federico Bernardeschi |
| 22 | Federico Chiesa |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
Zenit St Petersburg (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislav Kritsyuk (GK) |
| 2 | Dmitriy Chistyakov |
| 44 | Yaroslav Rakitskiy |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 8 | Wendel |
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios |
| 15 | Vyacheslav Karavaev |
| 19 | Alex Sutormin |
| 7 | Sardar Azmoun |
| 11 | Claudinho |
| 17 | Andrei Mostovoy |
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