Zenit 3-3 Chelsea: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 8 December 2021

Result

Zenit 3-3 Chelsea

Champions League · Wednesday 8 December 2021, 17:45 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Zenit 3-3 Chelsea: match report

Zenit drew with Chelsea 3-3 in the Champions League on Wednesday 8 December 2021. The half-time score was 2-1.

Timo Werner opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Zenit's goals came from Claudinho (38'), Sardar Azmoun (41') and Magomed Ozdoev (90+4'). Chelsea scored through Timo Werner (2'), Romelu Lukaku (62') and Timo Werner (85').

Discipline: Zenit received 1 yellow card; Chelsea received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Zenit were 45th on 4 points from 5 and Chelsea 15th on 12 points from 5. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Zenit lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Chelsea in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Timo Werner of Chelsea (9.0), ahead of Claudinho (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Zenit wins, 0 draws and 1 for Chelsea.

Going into the match Zenit's last five read D-L-L-W-L and Chelsea's W-W-W-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Timo WernerChelsea · 0-1
  • 37'Yellow card · Callum Hudson-OdoiChelsea
  • 38'Goal · ClaudinhoZenit · 1-1
  • 41'Goal · Sardar AzmounZenit · 2-1
  • 60'Yellow card · Dejan LovrenZenit
  • 62'Goal · Romelu LukakuChelsea · 2-2
  • 85'Goal · Timo WernerChelsea · 2-3
  • 90+4'Goal · Magomed OzdoevZenit · 3-3

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Zenit 0, draws 0, Chelsea 1.

Team news

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Zenit line-up (4-1-4-1)

Mikhail Kerzhakov, Vyacheslav Karavaev, Dejan Lovren, Yaroslav Rakitskyi, Douglas Santos, Wilmar Barrios, Malcom, Daler Kuzyaev, Wendel, Claudinho, Sardar Azmoun

Chelsea line-up (3-4-1-2)

Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Malang Sarr, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Reece James, Ross Barkley, Saúl Ñíguez, Mason Mount, Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner