UEFA Champions League

Juventus vs Zenit St Petersburg, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Juventus
  • 11': Paulo Dybala
  • 58': Paulo Dybala (P)
  • 73': Federico Chiesa
  • 82': Álvaro Morata
FT
4 - 2
Zenit St Petersburg
  • 26': Leonardo Bonucci (OG)
  • 90'+2': Sardar Azmoun

Paulo Dybala helps Juventus beat Zenit to book spot in Champions League knockout stage

Juventus booked their spot in the Champions League last 16 with two group games to spare by beating Zenit St Petersburg.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yaroslav Rakitskiy with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right.
  • 8': Andrey Mostovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
  • 9': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
  • 10': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 11': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Aleksey Sutormin.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross.
  • 11': Goal! Juventus 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 13': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 15': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
  • 15': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Andrey Mostovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Wendel.
  • 22': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus).
  • 22': Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Own Goal by Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus. Juventus 1, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Danilo.
  • 34': Offside, Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksey Sutormin.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Andrey Mostovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudinho with a cross.
  • 37': Offside, Juventus. Danilo tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
  • 38': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Claudinho.
  • 42': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 42': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo.
  • 43': Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
  • 44': Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Juventus 1, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Juventus 1, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross.
  • 52': Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 54': Dejan Lovren (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Penalty Juventus. Federico Chiesa draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 55': Penalty conceded by Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 58': Goal! Juventus 2, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Andrey Mostovoy.
  • 59': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Malcom replaces Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
  • 63': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
  • 64': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
  • 65': Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 67': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Danilo.
  • 68': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
  • 68': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malcom following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
  • 73': Weston McKennie (Juventus) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 73': Goal! Juventus 3, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 74': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Claudinho.
  • 74': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Artem Dzyuba replaces Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
  • 76': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
  • 76': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 76': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
  • 78': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Daniil Krugovoy (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 80': Substitution, Juventus. Arthur replaces Manuel Locatelli.
  • 80': Substitution, Juventus. Adrien Rabiot replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 82': Goal! Juventus 4, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a through ball.
  • 84': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
  • 85': Substitution, Juventus. Daniele Rugani replaces Leonardo Bonucci.
  • 85': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Paulo Dybala.
  • 86': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
  • 86': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Malcom with a cross.
  • 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Kuznetsov replaces Wendel.
  • 88': Aleksandr Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
  • 89': Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Daniil Kuznetsov (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Danilo.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Juventus 4, Zenit St Petersburg 2. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
  • 90'+2': Daniil Krugovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Juventus 4, Zenit St Petersburg 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Juventus 4, Zenit St Petersburg 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 3
42.2 Possession 57.8
12 SHOTS 26
4 ON GOAL 11
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
357 Accurate Passes 526
430 Passes 586
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 8
18 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 51
30 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 5
10 Tackles 6
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 13
28 Effective Clearances 14
28 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 20,053

Line-Ups

JUV Juventus (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
4 Matthijs de Ligt
19 Leonardo Bonucci
12 Alex Sandro
6 Danilo
27 Manuel Locatelli Yellow Card
14 Weston McKennie
20 Federico Bernardeschi
22 Federico Chiesa
9 Álvaro Morata
10 Paulo Dybala
Juventus Substitutes:
Giorgio Chiellini, Rodrigo Bentancur, Arthur, Daniele Rugani, Dejan Kulusevski, Juan Cuadrado, Carlo Pinsoglio, Mattia Perin, Adrien Rabiot.

ZEN Zenit St Petersburg (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Stanislav Kritsyuk (GK)
2 Dmitriy Chistyakov
44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy
6 Dejan Lovren Yellow Card
8 Wendel
5 Wilmar Barrios
15 Vyacheslav Karavaev
19 Alex Sutormin
7 Sardar Azmoun
11 Claudinho
17 Andrei Mostovoy
Zenit St Petersburg Substitutes:
Artem Dzyuba, Daniil Kuznetsov, Kirill Kravtsov, Malcom, David Byazrov, Aleksandr Erokhin, Danil Krugovoi, Danila Khotulev, Mikhail Kerzhakov.

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