The players fighting for fitness for Borussia Dortmund and Zenit St. Petersburg have been left out, with both managers playing it safe. Given that they're playing on a poor pitch in Russia in February, this is probably a good idea. Manuel Friedrich starts in defense for BVB, while Sebastian Kehl has gotten the nod in midfield. Kevin Großkreutz will play on the left wing, ahead of Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang. Zenit have picked Oleg Shatov over Konstantin Zyryanov in midfield and Neto over Tomáš Hubočan in defense.
Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Borussia Dortmund: Lineups
Both teams go with conventional setups, but have some minor surprises in their selection.
Dean Mouhtaropoulos
Zenit St. Petersburg lineup (4-3-3): Yury Lodygin; Domenico Criscito, Nicolas Lombaerts, Neto, Aleksandr Anyukov; Axel Witsel, Viktor Fayzulin, Oleg Shatov; Andriy Arshavin, Solomon Rondon, Hulk
Borussia Dortmund lineup (4-2-3-1): Roman Weidenfeller; Marcel Schmelzer, Manuel Friedrich, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Lukasz Piszczek; Sebastian Kehl, Nuri Sahin; Marco Reus, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Kevin Großkreutz; Robert Lewandowski
Kickoff is at 9 p.m. local time, 12 p.m. ET from Petrovsky Stadium. You can catch the game on FOX Sports 1 in the U.S., Sky Sports 1 in the U.K. and Sportsnet World in Canada.
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