Zenit 1-0 Benfica: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 26 November 2014
Result
Zenit 1-0 Benfica
Champions League · Wednesday 26 November 2014, 17:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Zenit 1-0 Benfica: match report
Zenit beat Benfica 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 26 November 2014. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Danny of Zenit in the 79th minute.
Discipline: Zenit received 3 yellow cards; Benfica received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Zenit were 16th on 9 points from 8 and Benfica 37th on 6 points from 4. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Zenit lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Benfica in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Zenit win, 1 draw and 1 for Benfica.
Going into the match Zenit's last five read L-L-D-D-W and Benfica's W-D-D-D.
Key events
- 11'Yellow card · Jardel
- 21'Yellow card · Andreas Samaris
- 30'Yellow card · Luís Neto
- 36'Yellow card · Hulk
- 36'Yellow card · Luisão
- 44'Yellow card · Domenico Criscito
- 79'Goal · Danny
- 90+2'Second yellow · Luisão
Head-to-head
Team news
Zenit line-up (4-2-3-1)
Yuriy Lodygin, Aleksandr Anyukov, Domenico Criscito, Nicolas Lombaerts, Javi García, Ezequiel Garay, Aleksandr Ryazantsev, Axel Witsel, Danny, Hulk, Salomón Rondón
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Júlio César, Luisão, Brandon Truter, Jardel, André Almeida, Andreas Samaris, Nico Gaitán, Eduardo Salvio, Talisca, Enzo Pérez, Lima