Zenit St Petersburg vs Borussia Dortmund, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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Borussia Dortmund win Group F with comeback win at Zenit
Borussia Dortmund struck twice in the space of 11 second-half minutes to seal a 2-1 victory at Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 2': Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
- 6': Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 6': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Douglas Santos tries a through ball, but Daler Kuzyaev is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcom.
- 9': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 9': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
- 10': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Aleksey Sutormin.
- 10': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 10': Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt missed. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Reus following a set piece situation.
- 12': Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund).
- 13': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 15': Attempt missed. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aleksey Sutormin.
- 16': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Sutormin.
- 19': Attempt saved. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 19': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Mikhail Kerzhakov.
- 20': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Lukasz Piszczek.
- 20': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 25': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Wilmar Barrios.
- 26': Attempt missed. Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
- 26': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund).
- 29': Foul by Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 29': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Sebastián Driussi tries a through ball, but Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
- 37': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Douglas Santos tries a through ball, but Daler Kuzyaev is caught offside.
- 39': Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
- 42': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 42': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 45': Foul by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
- 45': Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Axel Witsel.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Zenit St Petersburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
- 46': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Emre Can.
- 47': Attempt saved. Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksey Sutormin.
- 47': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Danila Prokhin following a corner.
- 52': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Yaroslav Rakitskiy tries a through ball, but Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
- 52': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels tries a through ball, but Thorgan Hazard is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
- 55': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksey Sutormin tries a through ball, but Malcom is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt saved. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 58': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Felix Passlack.
- 58': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Julian Brandt.
- 58': Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund).
- 60': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Artem Dzyuba replaces Sebastián Driussi.
- 60': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Wendel replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
- 61': Foul by Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund).
- 61': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 62': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
- 63': Attempt missed. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Wilmar Barrios.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
- 67': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Dejan Lovren replaces Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 68': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
- 68': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Attempt saved. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross.
- 68': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 69': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
- 70': Foul by Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund).
- 70': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jadon Sancho replaces Mats Hummels.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Dan-Axel Zagadou replaces Lukasz Piszczek.
- 75': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Danila Prokhin.
- 78': Attempt saved. Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Sutormin.
- 78': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 2. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 79': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Vyacheslav Karavaev replaces Malcom.
- 79': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Magomed Ozdoev.
- 80': Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund).
- 81': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
- 82': Attempt missed. Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Giovanni Reyna.
- 83': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ansgar Knauff replaces Thorgan Hazard because of an injury.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
- 84': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Nico Schulz.
- 85': Attempt missed. Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 87': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
- 88': Hand ball by Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund).
- 88': Attempt saved. Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90': Hand ball by Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 90'+3': Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90'+3': Foul by Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 90'+3': Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 2.
- 0': Match ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 2.
- 0': Match ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 2.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 2.
- 0': Match ends, Zenit St Petersburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 2.
Statistics
 DOR |
ZEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.9 | Possession | 44.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 534 | Accurate Passes | 408 |
| 622 | Passes | 488 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 20 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 10,860
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 10,860
Line-Ups
Zenit St Petersburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Mikhail Kerzhakov (GK) |
| 44 | Yaroslav Rakitskiy |
| 87 | Danila Prokhin |
| 3 | Douglas Santos |
| 19 | Alex Sutormin |
| 11 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios |
| 27 | Magomed Ozdoev |
| 7 | Sardar Azmoun  |
| 14 | Daler Kuzyaev |
| 8 | Malcom |
Borussia Dortmund (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Marwin Hitz (GK) |
| 15 | Mats Hummels |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 26 | Lukasz Piszczek |
| 28 | Axel Witsel |
| 19 | Julian Brandt |
| 22 | Jude Bellingham |
| 14 | Nico Schulz |
| 30 | Felix Passlack |
| 11 | Marco Reus |
| 10 | Thorgan Hazard |
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