Europa League: Real Betis draws 0-0 with Zenit on Thursday

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SEVILLA. Real Betis 0-0 Zenit could not score a single goal.

SEVILLA. Real Betis 0-0 Zenit didn’t manage to score any goal on Thursday..

The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Halil Umut Meler with the assistance of Mustafa Emre Eyisoy and İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan. The 4th official was Arda Kardeşler. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.03 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 65%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Real Betis was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Zenit that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Zenit was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Zenit to win the contest​.

Real Betis shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Zenit shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Real Betis received 1 yellow card (G. Rodriguez). On the opposite side, Zenit received 3 yellow cards (D. Krugovoy, W. Barrios and A. Erokhin).

After playing this encounter, Real Betis has 10 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. while Zenit has points (0th).

Match Events

  • 23'
    23'

    G. Rodriguez

  • 42'
    42'

    D. Krugovoy

  • 55'
    55'

    W. Barrios

  • 64'
    64'

    I. Sergeev

    A. Dzyuba

  • 71'
    71'

    W. Carvalho

    S. Canales

  • 83'
    83'

    B. Iglesias

    Willian Jose

  • 84'
    84'

    Joaquin

    N. Fekir

  • 84'
    84'

    A. Erokhin

    Yuri Alberto

  • 86'
    86'

    A. Mostovoy

    A. Sutormin

  • 90'
    90'

    C. Tello

    A. Guardado

  • 90'
    90'

    D. Chistyakov (Goal Disallowed)

  • 90'
    90'

    Dmitri Chistyakov (Goal confirmed)

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Real Betis: Formation and Lineups

Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti chose to play with the following team: Rui Silva (6.8), Héctor Bellerín (6.6), Germán Pezzella (7.3), Edgar González (7.3), Álex Moreno (6.1), Guido Rodríguez (6.1), Andrés Guardado (7.3), Sergio Canales (6.8), Nabil Fekir (7.1), Aitor Ruibal (6.9) and Willian José (6.6).

Substitutes

Real Betis made 4 changes: S. Canales for W. Carvalho (71′), Willian Jose for B. Iglesias (83′), N. Fekir for Joaquin (84′) and A. Guardado for C. Tello (90′).

Top player: Germán Pezzella

The player who no doubt impressed Real Betis the most was Germán Pezzella.

His rating is (7.3) with 33 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9.

Zenit: Formation and Lineups

Zenit started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the opposite side, Sergei Semak played with: Daniil Odoevski (6.7), Wílmar Barrios (7.1), Dmitri Chistyakov (6.8), Douglas Santos (7.2), Aleksei Sutormin (7.0), Claudinho (7.1), Wendel (7.1), Danil Krugovoy (6.8), Malcom (6.8), Artem Dzyuba (6.9) and Yuri Alberto (6.8).

Substitutes

Zenit made 3 changes: A. Dzyuba for I. Sergeev (64′), Yuri Alberto for A. Erokhin (84′) and A. Sutormin for A. Mostovoy (86′).

Top player: Douglas Santos

Probably the most impressive player in Zenit was Douglas Santos.

His rating is (7.2) with 64 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League

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