9th March ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG - BENFICA
- Wed 17:00
Zenit St. Petersburg Vs Benfica
- Game for: 1st round of Champions League
- Take Place:
- Last Game:
- History of Games: 0-0-0
- Note: First leg (0-1). Sidelined Players : BENFICA - Goalkeeper Julio Cesar, Luisao & Lisandro Lopez are injured. Jardel is suspended.
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | DDLLDL | |||||
| Benfica | WWWWLW |
th (IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE )
- League : This is the 1st home game this season.
- Home Record :
- Last Game : Krasnodar - Zenit: 0-0
- Next Game : 13 Mar Zenit - Rubin
th (IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE )
- League : This is the 1st away game this season.
- Away Record :
- Last Game : Sporting Cp - Benfica: 0-1
- Next Game : 14 Mar Benfica - Tondela
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Zenit St. Petersburg
Benfica ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Lodygin
- Zhirkov
- Lombaerts
- Garay
- Smolnikov
- Witsel
- Neto
- Shatov
- Alves Gomes
- Vieira de Souza
- Dzyuba
- Santana de Moraes
- Pereira Dos Santos
- Nilsson-Lindelof
- Fejsa
- Azevedo Ferreira Sa Pereira
- Samaris
- Luz Sanches
- Gaitan
- Goncalves Oliveira
- Afonso Fernandes
- Mitroglou
Injuries and Suspensions
Zenit St. Petersburg17:00Benfica
| Player | Status | Rating |
| Viktor Faizulin | 6.9 | |
| Vyacheslav Malafeev | - | |
| Domenico Criscito | 8.1 | |
| Javi Garcia | 7.8 |
| Player | Status | Rating |
| Lisandro Lopez | 8.0 | |
| Luisao | 7.7 | |
| Nuno Santos | - | |
| Julio Cesar | 7.6 | |
| Jardel | 7.9 | |
| Andre Almeida | - |
Last Game Highlights
08/12 Benfica Vs Atl. Madrid