Champions League: Zenit and Chelsea draw a crazy match 3-3 on Wednesday
ST. PETERSBURG. Zenit and Chelsea played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3.
ST. PETERSBURG. Zenit and Chelsea played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3.
The match was played at the Saint Petersburg Stadium stadium in St. Petersburg on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük who had the assistance of Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Jeroen Manschot. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 25.3 degrees Celsius or 77.5 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 68%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Zenit was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Chelsea that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Chelsea to win the match.
Zenit shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Zenit received 1 yellow card (D. Lovren). On the other side, Chelsea received 1 yellow card (C. Hudson-Odoi).
After this match, Zenit will have 4 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Chelsea will have 12 points like Juventus to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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2'2'
T. Werner
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37'37'
C. Hudson-Odoi
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38'38'
Claudinho
D. Santos
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42'42'
S. Azmoun
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51'51'
A. Mostovoy
Wendel
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60'60'
D. Lovren
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62'62'
R. Lukaku
T. Werner
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65'65'
C. Pulisic
R. Barkley
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65'65'
H. Ziyech
C. Hudson-Odoi
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66'66'
D. Krugovoy
Y. Rakitsky
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75'75'
K. Havertz
R. Lukaku
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75'75'
M. Alonso
S. Niguez
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79'79'
A. Dzyuba
S. Azmoun
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79'79'
A. Erokhin
Malcom
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79'79'
M. Ozdoev
D. Kuzyayev
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85'85'
T. Werner
C. Pulisic
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90'90'
M. Ozdoev
Next match
Zenit: Formation and Lineups
Zenit started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Sergei Semak chose to play with the following team: Mikhail Kerzhakov , Vyacheslav Karavaev , Dejan Lovren , Yaroslav Rakitskiy , Douglas Santos , Wílmar Barrios , Malcom , Daler Kuzyaev , Wendel , Claudinho and Sardar Azmoun .
Substitutes
Zenit made 5 changes: Wendel for A. Mostovoy (51′), Y. Rakitsky for D. Krugovoy (66′), S. Azmoun for A. Dzyuba (79′), Malcom for A. Erokhin (79′) and D. Kuzyayev for M. Ozdoev (79′).
Top player: Claudinho
The player who no doubt impressed Zenit the most was Claudinho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 68 passes (95% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.
Chelsea: Formation and Lineups
Chelsea started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Thomas Tuchel played with: Kepa Arrizabalaga , César Azpilicueta , Andreas Christensen , Malang Sarr , Callum Hudson-Odoi , Reece James , Ross Barkley , Saúl Ñíguez , Mason Mount , Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner .
Substitutes
Chelsea made 4 changes: R. Barkley for C. Pulisic (65′), C. Hudson-Odoi for H. Ziyech (65′), R. Lukaku for K. Havertz (75′) and S. Niguez for M. Alonso (75′).
Top player: Timo Werner
The player who no doubt impressed Chelsea the most was Timo Werner.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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