Club Brugge vs Zenit St Petersburg, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Club Brugge keep up hopes of Champions League progress
Belgium's Club Brugge kept alive their hopes of advancing in the Champions League when a convincing 3-0 home win over Zenit St Petersburg.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Danila Prokhin.
- 9': Federico Ricca (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 13': Attempt missed. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
- 13': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 13': Éder Balanta (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Sardar Azmoun tries a through ball, but Aleksandr Erokhin is caught offside.
- 16': Offside, Club Brugge. Odilon Kossounou tries a through ball, but Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
- 16': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
- 17': Offside, Club Brugge. Emmanuel Dennis tries a through ball, but Noa Lang is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Noa Lang (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Ricca.
- 18': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Danila Prokhin.
- 19': Aleksandr Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruud Vormer.
- 22': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 24': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Danila Prokhin tries a through ball, but Aleksey Sutormin is caught offside.
- 33': Goal! Club Brugge 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 37': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
- 37': Attempt saved. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruud Vormer with a cross.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruud Vormer.
- 40': Foul by Noa Lang (Club Brugge).
- 40': Mikhail Kerzhakov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Emmanuel Dennis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 45': Attempt saved. Noa Lang (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45': Foul by Federico Ricca (Club Brugge).
- 45': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Club Brugge 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Club Brugge 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
- 45': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Aleksandr Erokhin because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 45': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Magomed Ozdoev replaces Sebastián Driussi.
- 47': Hand ball by Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 48': Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge).
- 50': Daniil Krugovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Clinton Mata (Club Brugge).
- 51': Clinton Mata (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 52': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
- 53': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge).
- 53': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Noa Lang (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Éder Balanta.
- 55': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Danila Prokhin.
- 56': Foul by Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 56': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Penalty Club Brugge. Charles De Ketelaere draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 57': Penalty conceded by Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Goal! Club Brugge 2, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 59': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Douglas Santos tries a through ball, but Daniil Krugovoy is caught offside.
- 60': Danila Prokhin (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge).
- 62': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 62': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Daniil Krugovoy.
- 64': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
- 65': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Leon Musaev replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
- 66': Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Noa Lang (Club Brugge).
- 66': Federico Ricca (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 66': Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruud Vormer.
- 72': Andrey Mostovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Club Brugge).
- 73': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Goal! Club Brugge 3, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Noa Lang (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis with a cross.
- 75': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Shamkin replaces Malcom.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Andrey Mostovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Sutormin.
- 77': Offside, Club Brugge. Éder Balanta tries a through ball, but Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
- 81': Aleksey Sutormin (Zenit St Petersburg) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev following a fast break.
- 87': Substitution, Club Brugge. Eduard Sobol replaces Hans Vanaken.
- 87': Substitution, Club Brugge. David Okereke replaces Noa Lang.
- 88': Substitution, Club Brugge. Siebe Schrijvers replaces Ruud Vormer.
- 88': Attempt missed. David Okereke (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Sobol.
- 89': Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Danila Prokhin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 90': Danila Prokhin (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Daniil Shamkin (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 90'+1': Éder Balanta (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Club Brugge. Thomas Van den Keybus replaces Clinton Mata.
- 90'+3': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Club Brugge).
- 90'+3': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Club Brugge 3, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Club Brugge 3, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
Statistics
 ZEN |
BRU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 372 |
| 446 | Passes | 459 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 19 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 10 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Line-Ups
Club Brugge (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 88 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 44 | Brandon Mechele |
| 5 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 3 | Éder Balanta |
| 18 | Federico Ricca |
| 77 | Clinton Mata |
| 20 | Hans Vanaken |
| 25 | Ruud Vormer |
| 42 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 10 | Noa Lang |
| 90 | Charles De Ketelaere |
Zenit St Petersburg (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Mikhail Kerzhakov (GK) |
| 44 | Yaroslav Rakitskiy |
| 87 | Danila Prokhin  |
| 3 | Douglas Santos |
| 19 | Alex Sutormin |
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios |
| 21 | Aleksandr Erokhin |
| 14 | Daler Kuzyaev |
| 7 | Sardar Azmoun |
| 11 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 8 | Malcom |
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