Zenit St Petersburg vs Juventus, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueKulusevski strikes late to earn Juventus win over Zenit
Dejan Kulusevski scored a late goal to earn Juventus a 1-0 victory away to Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday in the Champions League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
- 5': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
- 5': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 7': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
- 10': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Douglas Santos tries a through ball, but Claudinho is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt saved. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcom.
- 18': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 19': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Yaroslav Rakitskiy tries a through ball, but Claudinho is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 22': Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
- 25': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 26': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
- 28': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 30': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 30': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
- 34': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 34': Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 36': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 36': Attempt missed. Alex Sandro (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Chiesa following a corner.
- 36': Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
- 37': Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus).
- 39': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 40': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio with a cross.
- 43': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
- 43': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
- 44': Attempt saved. Dmitriy Chistyakov (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudinho with a cross.
- 45': Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 0, Juventus 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Zenit St Petersburg 0, Juventus 0.
- 46': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 46': Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 51': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a through ball.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcom.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudinho.
- 57': Attempt missed. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 58': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado replaces Alex Sandro.
- 58': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
- 58': Substitution, Juventus. Arthur replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 60': Foul by Arthur (Juventus).
- 60': Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Arthur (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Sardar Azmoun replaces Artem Dzyuba.
- 61': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksey Sutormin replaces Vyacheslav Karavaev.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 62': Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Santos.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudinho.
- 65': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
- 65': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Malcom because of an injury.
- 71': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arthur.
- 74': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio with a cross.
- 75': Attempt missed. Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a headed pass.
- 76': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 78': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Daler Kuzyaev.
- 84': Substitution, Juventus. Aaron Ramsey replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 86': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 0, Juventus 1. Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 88': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Dmitriy Chistyakov.
- 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Claudinho.
- 89': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 90'+1': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dejan Lovren with a cross.
- 90'+4': Daniil Krugovoy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Juventus).
- 90'+4': Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Aaron Ramsey.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 0, Juventus 1.
- 0': Match ends, Zenit St Petersburg 0, Juventus 1.
Statistics
 JUV |
ZEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.7 | Possession | 42.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 491 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 556 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 27 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 10 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 12 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 18,717
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 18,717
Line-Ups
Zenit St Petersburg (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislav Kritsyuk (GK) |
| 2 | Dmitriy Chistyakov |
| 44 | Yaroslav Rakitskiy |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios  |
| 8 | Wendel |
| 3 | Douglas Santos |
| 15 | Vyacheslav Karavaev |
| 22 | Artem Dzyuba |
| 11 | Claudinho |
| 10 | Malcom |
Juventus (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 2 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| 27 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 22 | Federico Chiesa |
| 20 | Federico Bernardeschi |
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