Zenit vs Betis 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
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2 - 3
1st Leg
2 - 3
1st Leg
Introduction
Zenit St Petersburg are hosting Real Betis
at Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Commentary
- 7': Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 0, Real Betis 1. Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joaquín with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 18': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 0, Real Betis 2. Willian José (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Guido Rodríguez.
- 25': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Real Betis 2. Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev with a cross.
- 28': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 2, Real Betis 2. Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wendel.
- 41': Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 2, Real Betis 3. Andrés Guardado (Real Betis) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aitor Ruibal with a through ball.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Zenit St Petersburg 2, Real Betis 3.
- 45': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Vyacheslav Karavaev.
- 45': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 45': Second Half begins Zenit St Petersburg 2, Real Betis 3.
- 58': Substitution, Real Betis. Cristian Tello replaces Juanmi.
- 58': Substitution, Real Betis. William Carvalho replaces Joaquín.
- 65': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Yuri Alberto replaces Claudinho.
- 73': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Ivan Sergeev replaces Artem Dzyuba.
- 75': Cristian Tello (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Real Betis. Borja Iglesias replaces Willian José.
- 86': Substitution, Real Betis. Héctor Bellerín replaces Aitor Ruibal.
- 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Dmitriy Chistyakov.
- 90'+3': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 28,936
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 28,936
Statistics
 BET |
ZEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.6 | Possession | 62.4 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 268 | Accurate Passes | 495 |
| 350 | Passes | 577 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 18 | Clearances | 10 |
Zenit St Petersburg (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Mikhail Kerzhakov (GK) |
| 44 | Yaroslav Rakitskiy  |
| 2 | Dmitriy Chistyakov |
| 3 | Douglas Santos |
| 15 | Vyacheslav Karavaev |
| 8 | Wendel |
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios |
| 11 | Claudinho |
| 10 | Malcom |
| 22 | Artem Dzyuba |
| 14 | Daler Kuzyaev |
Real Betis (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Rui Silva (GK) |
| 3 | Edgar González |
| 16 | Germán Pezzella |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 23 | Youssouf Sabaly |
| 17 | Joaquín |
| 18 | Andrés Guardado |
| 21 | Guido Rodríguez |
| 12 | Willian José |
| 7 | Juanmi |
| 24 | Aitor Ruibal |
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