«Zenit” and “Monaco” failed to open a second round match of the group stage of the Champions League. Both teams were at the head of Group C, gaining four points.
In the course of the season, the St. Petersburg players never any serious problems on all three fronts, where they play. In the championship of the first points of the wards Villas-Boas lost only in the ninth round, which is not strongly affected by their position in the standings. In the Cup of Russia quietly passed the stage 1/16 finals, beating visiting Makhachkala “Anji”. In the Champions League stumble only in the away match against AELom then scored four wins in a row.
seemed that if anyone stops triumphal march St. Petersburg club, it is certainly not the Monegasque walking on the 12th place in the national championship and not easily survive in the home game with the “Bayer” .
However, these guys are the prejudices of the Monte Carlo was destroyed in the first minutes of the meeting, making several dangerous attacks to the possessions of Yuri Lodygina. In one scene, the goalkeeper of “Zenith” his foot after a powerful strike Dimitar Berbatov, another Dirar breaking through the middle and fired from outside the penalty area in the third Anyukov interrupted quick counter offers.
blue-white-blue met, but not as sharply. Hulk and Danny on the tenth minute organized access to someone else’s goal, but the Portuguese sent the ball over the crossbar. Toward the end of the time four players at once, “Zenith” escaped the attack, but are stuck in defensive redoubts Monegasque.
But the most valuable player in the hosts at this time was clearly Yuri Lodygin, which at some point in the crowd began to support personally. And no wonder: in the 45th minute of the Russian goalkeeper saved his team from certain goals, crossing the ball out of bounds after a powerful strike Lucas Okamposa under the crossbar. Defenders unsuccessfully tried to make a shell game from the free kick, but the corrected their mistake.
After the break, the game has changed a bit. Hosts remembered that draw on their own field – Honorary result except that against the “Bavaria” or “Real” and “Monaco” had long been among the European giants and their only Champions League final in 2004 remembers with great difficulty.
The main scorer Jose Salomon Rondon Russia had great chances in the Champions League and top up his scoring margin, but twice in a row stupidly missed the most dangerous moments.
At first it from the area of the 11-meter mark weak blow managed to run the ball into the hands of the goalkeeper, then, receiving the ball from Anyukova, lost against the defender and barely touched the projectile.
However, the offensive activity “Zenith” Lodygin allowed to rest a bit. Partly affected here and leaving the field injured Berbatov was delivering blue-white-blue a lot of problems.
True, released instead Bulgarian Ferreira-Carrasco on nearly one hundred percent chance to score also received. After 73 minutes, he broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot into the far bottom corner, allowing Lodygin again demonstrate their skills. However, the ball bounced once again glued to the Belgian, who is not without a rebound ran it into the far post. Take a shell five centimeters to the right, off the rack could easily slip through and into the goal.
In the last 15 minutes of the meeting Portuguese coach “Zenith” has tried to refresh the game, click Replace, but Andrei Arshavin was a time was not enough, and the only thing marked left on the field, Alexander Kerzhakov is a powerful blow to the head Carvalho, after which the defender was knocked down.
In general, the game both teams did not impress, and because goalless draw can be considered legitimate and fair result. In general, both teams can be satisfied: yet they share the top spot in the group, and even a parallel meeting of the “Bayer” with the “Benfica” will not change this situation.
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