Benfica - Zenit St-Petersburg
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UEFA Champions League - Round of 16
Date: 06/03/2012 Time: 19:45
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| 5' | ![]() | Aleksandr Anyukov | ||
| Javi Garcia | ![]() | 15' | ||
| Maxi Pereira | ![]() | 45' | ||
| 68' | ![]() | Igor Denisov | ||
| Nelson Oliveira | ![]() | 90' | ||
| Nelson Oliveira | ![]() | 90' |
Live Commentary
| 90+4` | The referee of this match blows the final whistle. | |
| 90+4` | Victor Fayzulin shoots but anyhow, his attempt to reach the opponent's goal is far from reality. | |
| 90+4` | ![]() | Nélson Oliveira receives a yellow card because he removed his shirt a few seconds ago. |
| 90+3` | ![]() | GOOOAAAL! - Nélson Oliveira from Benfica scores by sending a deflected shot and the keeper will have to take the ball out of his net. |
| 90+3` | A pass in the box is sent by Bruno César from the team of Benfica. | |
| 90+2` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 90+2` | Artur comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball. | |
| 90+2` | Alexandr Kerzhakov crosses the ball. | |
| 90+1` | It's a goal kick for Benfica. | |
| 90+1` | Victor Fayzulin shoots but anyhow, his attempt to reach the opponent's goal is far from reality. | |
| 90+1` | Jardel manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 90+1` | Danko Lazovic crosses the ball. | |
| 90+1` | The team of Zenit St-Petersburg starts a counter attack so let's see the result of this action. | |
| 90+1` | The fourth assistant referee of this match shows that the injury time will be of 3 minutes. | |
| 90` | It's a goal kick for Benfica. | |
| 90` | Domenico Criscito from Zenit St-Petersburg sends the ball into the opponent's half of the field but his attempt to cross was successfully blocked. | |
| 89` | Nemanja Matic commits a foul against Victor Fayzulin. | |
| 89` | Tomas Hubocan manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 89` | That is really nice move, Émerson has a clear 1-2 with Nolito. | |
| 88` | If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 39% ball possession compared to away team's 61%. | |
| 88` | Sergey Semak commits a foul against Bruno César. | |
| 88` | Jardel manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 88` | Sergey Semak crosses the ball. | |
| 87` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 87` | Nélson Oliveira from Benfica has a nice opportunity to score but his shot is not quite accurate and the ball misses the target. | |
| 87` | A pass in the box is sent by Axel Witsel from the team of Benfica. | |
| 87` | The team of Benfica take a throw-in in their half of the pitch. | |
| 86` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 85` | Nélson Oliveira shoots but anyhow, his attempt to reach the opponent's goal is far from reality. | |
| 85` | The team of Benfica starts a counter attack so let's see the result of this action. | |
| 85` | Bruno Alves manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 84` | Great dribbling shown by Nolito passing through several players from the opponent's squad. | |
| 83` | Bruno Alves shoots from outside the box but the goalkeeper shows he's not an amateur. He saves. | |
| 83` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 82` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 82` | It seemed that Jardel from Benfica headed the ball well but it is just wide. | |
| 82` | Corner kick for the team of Benfica. Bruno César is about to send the ball in. | |
| 81` | Maximiliano Pereira from Benfica sends the ball into the opponent's half of the field but his attempt to cross was successfully blocked. | |
| 80` | A tactical substitution is to be made. Oscar Cardozo leaves the pitch being substituted by Nélson Oliveira. | |
| 79` | Javi Garcia commits a foul against Danko Lazovic. | |
| 79` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 78` | Victor Fayzulin commits a foul against Javi Garcia. | |
| 78` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 76` | Danko Lazovic commits a foul against Maximiliano Pereira. | |
| 76` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 75` | Corner kick for the team of Benfica. Bruno César is about to send the ball in. | |
| 75` | Oscar Cardozo shoots towards the opponent's goal but the goalkeeper saves and it's a corner kick now. | |
| 75` | A pass in the box is sent by Nolito from the team of Benfica. | |
| 73` | Nemanja Matic commits a foul against Danko Lazovic. | |
| 72` | From the statistics, we can see that today's attendance is 48909. | |
| 72` | A tactical substitution is to be made. Nicolas Gaitan leaves the pitch being substituted by Nemanja Matic. | |
| 71` | It's a goal kick for Benfica. | |
| 71` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 70` | A tactical substitution is to be made. Konstantin Zyrianov leaves the pitch being substituted by Victor Fayzulin. | |
| 70` | What a chance for Oscar Cardozo but he doesn't manage to score. I think it is harder to miss than to score from this position! | |
| 70` | What a great opportunity! Oscar Cardozo is in face-to-face position with the opponent's goalkeeper. | |
| 70` | Viatcheslav Malafeev comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball. | |
| 70` | A pass in the box is sent by Nolito from the team of Benfica. | |
| 69` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 69` | Unsuccessful shot by Oscar Cardozo from outside the box. The ball passes near the opponent's goal. | |
| 68` | ![]() | No doubt, it was a clear foul committed by Igor Denisov, so he receives a yellow card going directly into referee's notebook. |
| 68` | Igor Denisov commits a foul against Axel Witsel. | |
| 67` | It's a goal kick for Benfica. | |
| 67` | Domenico Criscito from Zenit St-Petersburg crosses the ball but it is too far from the desired target. | |
| 66` | If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 48% ball possession compared to away team's 52%. | |
| 66` | Maximiliano Pereira commits a foul against Sergey Semak. | |
| 66` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 65` | Nicolas Lombaerts manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 65` | Nicolas Gaitan crosses the ball. | |
| 64` | Jardel manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 64` | Konstantin Zyrianov crosses the ball. | |
| 63` | It's a goal kick for Benfica. | |
| 63` | A pass in the box is sent by Konstantin Zyrianov from the team of Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 63` | Domenico Criscito crosses the ball. | |
| 62` | A tactical substitution is to be made. Rodrigo leaves the pitch being substituted by Nolito. | |
| 62` | The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Axel Witsel from Benfica is in offside position. | |
| 60` | Oscar Cardozo takes a nice shot towards the goal, but the ball is well blocked by the adversary. | |
| 60` | Émerson crosses the ball. | |
| 60` | The team of Benfica take a throw-in in their half of the pitch. | |
| 58` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 56` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 56` | It seemed that Jardel from Benfica headed the ball well but it is just wide. | |
| 56` | Corner kick for the team of Benfica. Nicolas Gaitan is about to send the ball in. | |
| 55` | Axel Witsel shoots towards the goal, but the ball deflects off of a player and doesn't find the target. | |
| 55` | The team of Benfica starts a counter attack so let's see the result of this action. | |
| 55` | Jardel manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 55` | Tomas Hubocan crosses the ball. | |
| 53` | There is a substitution down there. Alexander Anyukov goes out and Bruno Alves takes his place. | |
| 52` | Tomas Hubocan manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 52` | The team of Benfica starts a counter attack so let's see the result of this action. | |
| 52` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 52` | Émerson manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 52` | Roman Shirokov crosses the ball. | |
| 51` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 51` | Javi Garcia manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 50` | Danko Lazovic crosses the ball. | |
| 50` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 50` | The team of Zenit St-Petersburg take a throw-in in their half of the pitch. | |
| 48` | Viatcheslav Malafeev comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball. | |
| 48` | It's a free kick. Bruno César is crossing into the opponent's box. | |
| 48` | Igor Denisov commits a foul against Nicolas Gaitan. | |
| 47` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 47` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 47` | Rodrigo crosses the ball. | |
| 46` | A tactical substitution is to be made. Vladimir Bystrov leaves the pitch being substituted by Danko Lazovic. | |
| 46` | We can hear the referee's whistle. So, let's get the second half underway. | |
| 45+5` | The referee blows for a halftime, so we already have the first 45 minutes behind us. | |
| 45+5` | It seemed that Oscar Cardozo from Benfica headed the ball well but it is just wide. | |
| 45+4` | Nicolas Gaitan crosses the ball. | |
| 45+4` | Artur comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball. | |
| 45+4` | Vladimir Bystrov sends a long pass forward, trying to organize their attack. | |
| 45+1` | ![]() | GOOOAAAL! - Maximiliano Pereira manages to put the ball in their opponent's net. |
| 45+1` | Axel Witsel shoots, but the goalkeeper shows his qualities. The ball is still in the field... | |
| 45+1` | That is really nice move, Axel Witsel has a clear 1-2 with Bruno César. | |
| 45+1` | The fourth assistant referee of this match shows that the injury time will be of 4 minutes. | |
| 45+1` | Nicolas Lombaerts manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 45+1` | Great dribbling shown by Bruno César passing through several players from the opponent's squad. | |
| 44` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 44` | Axel Witsel commits a foul against Roman Shirokov. | |
| 43` | Roman Shirokov shoots from outside the box but the goalkeeper shows he's not an amateur. He saves. | |
| 43` | If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 53% ball possession compared to away team's 47%. | |
| 42` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 42` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 41` | Alexander Anyukov commits a foul against Nicolas Gaitan. | |
| 40` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 40` | Unsuccessful shot by Bruno César from outside the box. The ball passes near the opponent's goal. | |
| 39` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 38` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 38` | Unsuccessful shot by Émerson from outside the box. The ball passes near the opponent's goal. | |
| 38` | Nicolas Lombaerts manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 38` | Oscar Cardozo shoots but anyhow, his attempt to reach the opponent's goal is far from reality. | |
| 38` | Nicolas Gaitan crosses the ball. | |
| 37` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 37` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 36` | Alexander Anyukov commits a foul against Javi Garcia. | |
| 35` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 34` | Émerson commits a foul against Vladimir Bystrov. | |
| 33` | Alexander Anyukov manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 33` | Émerson crosses the ball. | |
| 33` | Alexander Anyukov manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 33` | Axel Witsel crosses the ball. | |
| 33` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 33` | We can carry on now. The match resumes... | |
| 32` | It seems like Alexander Anyukov is coming back into the pitch. | |
| 32` | As we can see, Viatcheslav Malafeev is injured. The medical team is on the pitch trying to help him continue the match. | |
| 31` | Nicolas Gaitan commits a foul against Viatcheslav Malafeev. | |
| 31` | Nicolas Lombaerts manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 30` | Nicolas Gaitan crosses the ball. | |
| 30` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 30` | We can carry on now. The match resumes... | |
| 30` | It isn't nice at all. As it can be seen, Alexander Anyukov is injured and will have to receive medical help off the pitch. | |
| 28` | As we can see, Alexander Anyukov is injured. The medical team is on the pitch trying to help him continue the match. | |
| 28` | The game is stopped. | |
| 27` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 26` | Viatcheslav Malafeev comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball. | |
| 26` | Luisao sends a long pass forward, trying to organize their attack. | |
| 26` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 25` | Javi Garcia takes a nice shot towards the goal, but the ball is well blocked by the adversary. | |
| 25` | It's a free kick. Bruno César is crossing into the opponent's box. | |
| 24` | Domenico Criscito commits a foul against Bruno César. | |
| 24` | Nicolas Lombaerts manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 24` | Bruno César crosses the ball. | |
| 24` | Domenico Criscito commits a foul against Bruno César. | |
| 23` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 22` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 21` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 21` | A pass in the box is sent by Axel Witsel from the team of Benfica. | |
| 21` | Tomas Hubocan manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 21` | Nicolas Gaitan crosses the ball. | |
| 21` | Rodrigo takes a nice shot towards the goal, but the ball is well blocked by the adversary. | |
| 21` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 20` | Maximiliano Pereira shoots towards the goal, but the ball deflects off of a player and doesn't find the target. | |
| 20` | A pass in the box is sent by Nicolas Gaitan from the team of Benfica. | |
| 20` | If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 56% ball possession compared to away team's 44%. | |
| 20` | Konstantin Zyrianov commits a foul against Axel Witsel. | |
| 20` | Jardel manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 19` | That was a bad clearance by Luisao and no doubt, his team is put under a pressure at this moment. | |
| 19` | Tomas Hubocan crosses the ball. | |
| 19` | Fine try for Konstantin Zyrianov but his free kick is well blocked by an opponent. | |
| 18` | Rodrigo pushes Roman Shirokov and the referee blows for a foul. | |
| 17` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 17` | Viatcheslav Malafeev comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball. | |
| 17` | Nicolas Gaitan crosses the ball. | |
| 17` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 16` | Alexandr Kerzhakov sends a header but the ball won't just enter the opponent's goal and it goes wide. | |
| 16` | Alexander Anyukov crosses the ball. | |
| 15` | ![]() | No doubt, it was a clear foul committed by Javi Garcia, so he receives a yellow card going directly into referee's notebook. |
| 15` | Javi Garcia from Benfica plays dangerously against Vladimir Bystrov and the referee blows his whistle for a foul. | |
| 15` | Alexander Anyukov manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 15` | Bruno César has a deflected shot on target but the keeper succeeds to save it. | |
| 14` | Roman Shirokov commits a foul against Javi Garcia. | |
| 14` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 13` | Artur comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball. | |
| 13` | A pass in the box is sent by Sergey Semak from the team of Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 13` | Javi Garcia commits a foul against Roman Shirokov. | |
| 12` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 12` | Roman Shirokov commits a foul against Nicolas Gaitan. | |
| 11` | Nicolas Lombaerts manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 11` | A pass in the box is sent by Bruno César from the team of Benfica. | |
| 11` | Nicolas Lombaerts manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 10` | Nicolas Gaitan crosses the ball. | |
| 9` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 9` | The team of Benfica take a throw-in in their half of the pitch. | |
| 6` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 6` | It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg. | |
| 5` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 5` | Tomas Hubocan manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 5` | Axel Witsel takes a nice shot towards the goal, but the ball is well blocked by the adversary. | |
| 5` | ![]() | No doubt, it was a clear foul committed by Alexander Anyukov, so he receives a yellow card going directly into referee's notebook. |
| 5` | Alexander Anyukov commits a foul against Nicolas Gaitan. | |
| 4` | Bruno César commits a foul against Vladimir Bystrov. | |
| 4` | Tomas Hubocan manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents. | |
| 3` | Corner kick for the team of Benfica. Nicolas Gaitan is about to send the ball in. | |
| 3` | A player from the team of Benfica makes a long throw into the opponent's field. | |
| 3` | Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 2` | Artur comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball. | |
| 2` | Alexander Anyukov crosses the ball. | |
| 2` | Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field. | |
| 1` | Benfica taps the ball in and the game continues. | |
| The game is underway and the two teams are ready to give their best to win this duel. |
| 4 - 3 - 3 | Formation | 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 |
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Total members' predictions: 1022
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12/05 | 18:30 |
Vitoria Setubal
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Benfica | ||
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05/05 | 20:30 |
Benfica
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Uniao Leiria |
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29/04 | 19:15 |
Rio Ave
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Benfica |
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21/04 | 17:00 |
Benfica
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Maritimo |
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14/04 | 20:45 |
Benfica
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Gil Vicente |
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13/05 | 15:30 |
Anzhi Makhachkala
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Zenit St-Petersburg | ||
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06/05 | 13:00 |
Zenit St-Petersburg
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Spartak Moscow |
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02/05 | 15:30 |
Rubin Kazan
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Zenit St-Petersburg | ||
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28/04 | 17:15 |
Zenit St-Petersburg
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Dinamo Moscow |
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21/04 | 15:45 |
Kuban
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Zenit St-Petersburg |
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Head to Head
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06/03 | 2012 | Benfica | Zenit St-Petersburg |
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15/02 | 2012 | Zenit St-Petersburg | Benfica |
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