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Played
November 21, 2012 6:00 PM WAT
Stadion Petrovskij — Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg)
Referee: Olegário Manuel Benquerenca
Attendance: 18347
November 21, 2012 6:00 PM WAT
Stadion Petrovskij — Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg)
Referee: Olegário Manuel Benquerenca
Attendance: 18347
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| Zenit | 1.73 | 6.50 | 1.73 | 0.00 | 5.50 | 1.70 | 10.00 | 5.50 | 1.64 |
| Draw | 3.50 | 1.17 | 3.60 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 3.75 | 1.03 | 1.30 | 3.97 |
| Malaga | 5.00 | 12.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 16.00 | 10.00 | 5.14 |
Zenit St Petersburg - Malaga Preview: Russian champions face must-win clash against Group C leaders
Luciano Spalletti's side will be eliminated from the Champions League if they fail to beat the Primera Division outfit and AC Milan overcome Anderlecht in the other group match
By Karthick Arvinth
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ZENIT ST PETERSBURG
 Malafeev Anyukov, Hubocan, Alves, Yanbaev Witsel, Denisov, Shirokov Bystrov, Kerzhakov, Hulk |
MALAGA
 Caballero Gamez, Demichelis, Weligton, Eliseu Toulalan, Camacho Portillo, Isco, Duda Santa Cruz |
Zenit St Petersburg have been boosted by the return of Hulk from a thigh injury ahead of Wednesday's crucial encounter with Malaga at the Petrovsky Stadium.
Winger Viktor Fayzulin is also available after shaking off a minor knee problem, but left-back Domenico Criscito is sidelined.
Malaga are without Carlos Kameni (illness), Nacho Monreal (back), Sergio Sanchez (hamstring) and Julio Baptista (achilles), while Manuel Iturra is suspended.
Coach Manuel Pellegrini has opted to rest Joaquin and Javier Saviola for the trip to Russia, so Roque Santa Cruz could be set for a rare start in attack.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Zenit St Petersburg have won seven of their last eight matches in all competitions.
- The Russian outfit's overall home record against Spanish visitors is W2, D3, L1, with the solitary defeat coming against Real Madrid in the 2008-09 Champions League group stage.
- Zenit's 3-0 loss at Malaga in the reverse fixture equalled their heaviest away defeat in the Champions League.
- Malaga have won just one of their last six matches across all competitions (W1, D3, L2).
- Los Boquerones have suffered just one defeat in 11 away games in European competition.
- Eliseu is Malaga's top scorer in the Champions League this season with four goals.
- The Liga outfit have averaged two goals per game in this season's competition, finding the back of the net eight times in their four matches so far.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Zenit 1-2 Malaga
- 16.53 %
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Zenit 2-1 Malaga
- 14.01 %
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Zenit 1-0 Malaga
- 9.52 %
| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Nov 21, 2012 | Zenit 2 - Malaga 2 |
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| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Sep 18, 2012 | Malaga 3 - Zenit 0 |
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Zenit
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| May 19, 2013 | Zenit 3 - Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1 | RUS1 |
| May 12, 2013 | Rostov 1 - Zenit 1 | RUS1 |
| May 4, 2013 | Zenit 4 - Alania Vladikavkaz 0 | RUS1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Kuban 2 - Zenit 2 | RUS1 |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Zenit 1 - Krasnodar 0 | RUS1 |
Malaga
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| May 12, 2013 | Malaga 0 - Sevilla 0 | LIGA |
| May 8, 2013 | Real Madrid CF 6 - Malaga 2 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Granada 1 - Malaga 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Malaga 2 - Getafe 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Valencia CF 5 - Malaga 1 | LIGA |
| Returns: | Zenit $17.27 |
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| Returns: | Malaga $50.00 |
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| 16 | Vyacheslav Malafeev | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Alexander Anyukov | Defender |
| 3 | Bruno Alves | Defender |
| 6 | Nicolas Lombaerts | Defender |
| 14 | Tomás Hubocan | Defender |
| 10 | Danny | Midfielder |
| 15 | Roman Shirokov | Defender |
| 27 | Igor Denisov | Midfielder |
| 28 | Axel Witsel | Midfielder |
| 11 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Striker |
| 29 | Hulk | Striker |
| 71 | Egor Baburin | Goalkeeper |
| - | Ilya Zuev | Midfielder |
| 18 | Konstantin Zyryanov | Midfielder |
| 20 | Viktor Faizulin | Midfielder |
| 25 | Sergey Semak | Midfielder |
| 34 | Vladimir Bystrov | Midfielder |
| 99 | Maxim Kanunnikov | Striker |
| 13 | Willy Caballero | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Jesús Gámez | Defender |
| 5 | Martín Demichelis | Defender |
| 5 | Oguchi Onyewu | Defender |
| 6 | Camacho | Midfielder |
| 8 | Jérémy Toulalan | Midfielder |
| 17 | Duda | Midfielder |
| 18 | Eliseu | Midfielder |
| - | Diego Buonanotte | Midfielder |
| 11 | Sebastián Fernández Miglierina | Striker |
| 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | Striker |
| 35 | Pol | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Weligton | Defender |
| 22 | Isco | Midfielder |
| 27 | Portillo | Midfielder |
| 45 | Recio | Midfielder |
| 26 | Juanmi | Striker |
| - | Fabrice Olinga | Striker |
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
12 | 0 |
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Robert Lewandowski Striker Dortmund |
10 | 1 |
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Thomas Müller Striker Bayern |
8 | 1 |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
8 | 0 |
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Burak Yılmaz Striker Galatasaray |
8 | 0 |