Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Champions League at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
- FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Santiago Jaime
- Referee Ricardo de Burgos
- Referee Antonio Mateu
- Referee Pau Cebrian
- Referee Roberto Diaz
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Dec FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 3–0 W 06 Dec Boavista FC A 4–1 W 30 Nov CS Maritimo H 4–0 W 27 Nov RB Leipzig A 2–2 D 09 Nov CD Santa Clara A 2–1 W 05 Nov Olympique Lyonnais A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–3 L 06 Dec FK Dinamo Moskva H 3–0 W 01 Dec FK Spartak Moskva H 1–0 W 27 Nov Olympique Lyonnais H 2–0 W 23 Nov FK Rubin Kazan A 2–1 W 10 Nov PFK Arsenal Tula A 1–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season -
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is underway.
- 5' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Oleg Shatov made 391 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Yordan Osorio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 17' Douglas Santos is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
- 19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gabriel on 19.
- 24' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 29' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Wilmar Barrios suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mikhail Kerzhakov, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 43' The referee calls foul for Magomed Ozdoev. He receives a Yellow card.
- 47' What a strike from Franco Cervi! The score is 1-0.
- 52' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 55' Aleksandr Erokhin is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
- 56' It’s gonna be a Red card for Douglas Santos.
- 58' Goal! Pizzi scores his 65 goal in 455 matches.
- 60' The supporters are chanting for Igor Smolnikov. He replaces Magomed Ozdoev on 60 minute.
- 65' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Aleksandr Erokhin is replaced by Aleksei Sutormin on 65 minute.
- 70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 75' Igor Smolnikov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 79' Goal! Sardar Azmoun scores his 79 goal in 205 matches.
- 81' The whistle greets Gabriel as he departs to be replaced by Andreas Samaris.
- 86' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 89' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Carlos Vinicius by Caio on 89 minute.
- 90' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Oleg Shatov is replaced by Robert Mak.
- Full Time. Sport Lisboa e Benfica beats FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Starting XI- 19
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95
Carlos Vinicius ↓ Caio 89'
- 6
- 21
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11
Franco Cervi ↓ Haris Seferovic 81'
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8
Gabriel ↓ Andreas Samaris 81'
- 49
- 3
- 99
- 97
- 84
Bench-
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 81'
- 33
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22
Andreas Samaris ↑ 81'
- 72
- 73
- 71
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7
Caio ↑ 89'
Coach Bruno NascimentoFK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Starting XI- 15
- 3
- 21
- 22
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 41
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17
Oleg Shatov ↓ Robert Mak 90'
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27
Magomed Ozdoev ↓ Igor Smolnikov 60'
- 7
Bench-
19
Igor Smolnikov ↑ 60'
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20
Robert Mak ↑ 90'
- 32
- 78
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91
Aleksei Sutormin ↑ 65'
- 38
- 84
Coach Sergei Semak -
Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2019-12-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-12-06 Boavista FC 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-11-30 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 CS Maritimo W 2019-11-27 RB Leipzig 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2019-11-09 CD Santa Clara 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-11-05 Olympique Lyonnais 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica LFK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form
2019-12-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2019-12-06 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2019-12-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva W 2019-11-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-11-23 FK Rubin Kazan 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-11-10 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W