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

Zenit St Petersburg

38': Claudinho
41': Sardar Azmoun
90'+4': Magomed Ozdoev

FT
3 - 3

Chelsea

2': Timo Werner
62': Romelu Lukaku
85': Timo Werner

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

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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: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 29,349

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

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

Line-Ups

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

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

Substitutes:

Danila Khotulev, David Byazrov, Magomed Ozdoev, Kirill Kravtsov, Daniil Odoevskiy, Danil Krugovoi, Artem Dzyuba, Alex Sutormin, Aleksandr Erokhin, Daniil Kuznetsov, Andrei Mostovoy.

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
11	Timo Werner
9	Romelu Lukaku