Zenit vs Juventus 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Kulusevski strikes late to earn Juventus win over Zenit
Dejan Kulusevski scored a late goal to earn Juventus a 1-0 victory away to Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday in the Champions League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 46': Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado replaces Alex Sandro.
- 58': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
- 58': Substitution, Juventus. Arthur replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 60': Arthur (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Sardar Azmoun replaces Artem Dzyuba.
- 61': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksey Sutormin replaces Vyacheslav Karavaev.
- 69': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Malcom because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 84': Substitution, Juventus. Aaron Ramsey replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 86': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 0, Juventus 1. Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Dmitriy Chistyakov.
- 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Claudinho.
- 90'+4': Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 18,717
Statistics
JUV | ZEN | |
---|---|---|
10 | Fouls | 7 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
57.7 | Possession | 42.3 |
11 | SHOTS | 12 |
2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
491 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
556 | Passes | 404 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
27 | Crosses | 17 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
52 | Long Balls | 58 |
38 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
10 | Tackles | 17 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 10 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
12 | Clearances | 30 |
Zenit St Petersburg (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Stanislav Kritsyuk (GK) |
2 | Dmitriy Chistyakov |
44 | Yaroslav Rakitskiy |
6 | Dejan Lovren |
5 | Wilmar Barrios |
8 | Wendel |
3 | Douglas Santos |
15 | Vyacheslav Karavaev |
22 | Artem Dzyuba |
11 | Claudinho |
10 | Malcom |
Juventus (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
12 | Alex Sandro |
2 | Mattia De Sciglio |
27 | Manuel Locatelli |
30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
14 | Weston McKennie |
9 | Álvaro Morata |
22 | Federico Chiesa |
20 | Federico Bernardeschi |
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