FC Porto Vs. Zenit St. Petersburg, UEFA Champions League 2011: Zenit Draw To Go Through

Zenit St. Petersburg are through to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, thanks to a 0-0 draw at Estadio do Dragao against FC Porto. Coming into the match, APOEL Nicosia had already qualified, while Porto needed a victory to advance. Without leading scorer Alexander Kerzhakov, Luciano Spalletti understandably played for the draw in a tough road match and got it, denying Porto clear-cut scoring opportunities.

The visitors occasionally took their chances on the counter, but were more concerned with keeping their shape and didn’t produce a single shot on target in the match. Porto had plenty of shots and almost two-thirds of the possession, but the majority of their shots were desperate long shots.

FC Porto Lineup (4-3-3): Helton; Álvaro Pereira, Rolando, Otamendi, Maicon; Fernando, João Moutinho, Defour; J. Rodriguez; Hulk, Djalma

Zenit St. Petersburg Lineup (4-3-3): Malafeev; Criscito, Lombaerts, Hubočan, Anyukov; Denisov, Semak, Shirokov; Faizulin, Lazovic, Danny