UEFA Champions League

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

Oct 20, 2021, 7:00 PM
FT
0 - 1
  • 86': Dejan Kulusevski

Kulusevski 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 Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 30': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 46': Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado replaces Alex Sandro.
  • 58': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 58': Substitution, Juventus. Arthur replaces Manuel Locatelli.
  • 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.
  • 69': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Malcom because of an injury.
  • 76': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Álvaro Morata.
  • 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': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Dmitriy Chistyakov.
  • 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Claudinho.
  • 90'+4': Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League
7:00 PM, Wed, Oct 20, 2021
Venue: Gazprom Arena
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 18,717

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
Full Table

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

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 Yellow Card
8 Wendel
3 Douglas Santos
15 Vyacheslav Karavaev Yellow Card
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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