Match report

Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–3 Chelsea: Thrilling UEFA Champions League Clash

Zenit Saint Petersburg
Zenit Saint Petersburg
3–3
FT
Chelsea
Chelsea
Dec 8, 2021

Zenit Saint Petersburg and Chelsea played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in their UEFA Champions League match. Timo Werner opened the scoring for Chelsea in the second minute, but Zenit surged back to lead 2-1 at halftime with goals from Claudinho and Sardar Azmoun. Romelu Lukaku equalized for Chelsea, and Werner sealed a late lead. However, Maksim Ozdoev's late goal secured a dramatic draw for Zenit.

Key Facts

  • • Timo Werner scored twice for Chelsea (2nd and 85th minute)
  • • Romelu Lukaku netted for Chelsea in the 62nd minute
  • • Claudinho (38th minute) and Sardar Azmoun (41st minute) scored for Zenit
  • • Maksim Ozdoev equalized for Zenit in the 90th+4 minute
  • • Chelsea had a yellow card for Christian Pulisic (37th minute)
  • • Zenit's Dejan Lovren was also shown a yellow card (60th minute)

Lineups

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  • 41 M. Kerzhakov (G)
  • 6 D. Lovren (D)
  • 44 Y. Rakitskiy (D)
  • 15 V. Karavaev (D)
  • 3 Douglas Santos (D)
  • 5 W. Barrios (M)
  • 14 D. Kuzyaev (M)
  • 11 Claudinho (M)
  • 8 Wendel (M)
  • 7 S. Azmoun (F)
  • 10 Malcom (M)

Substitutes

  • 17 A. Mostovoy
  • 4 D. Krugovoy
  • 22 A. Dzyuba
  • 21 A. Erokhin
  • 27 M. Ozdoev
  • 64 K. Kravtsov
  • 91 D. Byazrov
  • 19 A. Sutormin
  • 85 D. Kuznetsov
  • 94 D. Khotulev
  • 71 D. Odoevskiy

Chelsea

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Kepa (G)
  • 28 Azpilicueta (D)
  • 4 A. Christensen (D)
  • 31 M. Sarr (D)
  • 24 R. James (M)
  • 17 Saúl (M)
  • 18 R. Barkley (M)
  • 19 M. Mount (F)
  • 9 R. Lukaku (F)
  • 11 T. Werner (F)
  • 20 C. Hudson-Odoi (M)

Substitutes

  • 10 C. Pulisic
  • 22 H. Ziyech
  • 29 K. Havertz
  • 3 Marcos Alonso
  • 6 Thiago Silva
  • 2 A. Rüdiger
  • 16 E. Mendy
  • 13 M. Bettinelli
  • 12 R. Loftus-Cheek

Timeline

  1. Chelsea
    2' Chelsea Goal · Normal Goal
    T. Werner · Assist: A. Christensen
  2. Chelsea
    37' Chelsea Card · Yellow Card
    C. Hudson-Odoi

    Foul

  3. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    38' Zenit Saint Petersburg Goal · Normal Goal
    Claudinho · Assist: Douglas Santos
  4. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    41' Zenit Saint Petersburg Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Azmoun · Assist: Malcom
  5. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    51' Zenit Saint Petersburg subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Wendel · On: A. Mostovoy
  6. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    60' Zenit Saint Petersburg Card · Yellow Card
    Dejan Lovren

    Foul

  7. Chelsea
    62' Chelsea Goal · Normal Goal
    R. Lukaku · Assist: T. Werner
  8. Chelsea
    65' Chelsea subst · Substitution 2
    Off: R. Barkley · On: Hakim Ziyech
  9. Chelsea
    65' Chelsea subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Hudson-Odoi · On: C. Pulisic
  10. Chelsea
    75' Chelsea subst · Substitution 3
    Off: R. Lukaku · On: K. Havertz
  11. Chelsea
    76' Chelsea subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Saúl Ñíguez · On: Marcos Alonso
  12. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    79' Zenit Saint Petersburg subst · Substitution 3
    Off: S. Azmoun · On: A. Dzyuba
  13. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    80' Zenit Saint Petersburg subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Malcom · On: A. Erokhin
  14. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    80' Zenit Saint Petersburg subst · Substitution 5
    Off: D. Kuzyaev · On: M. Ozdoev
  15. Chelsea
    85' Chelsea Goal · Normal Goal
    T. Werner · Assist: C. Pulisic
  16. Zenit Saint Petersburg
    90'+4 Zenit Saint Petersburg Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Ozdoev

Match Stats

Stat Zenit Saint Petersburg Chelsea
Fouls 5 8
Pass Accuracy 83% 87%
Offsides 2 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 18 13
Corners 10 8
Total Passes 444 524
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 6 3
Shots on Target 7 8
Shots off Target 5 2
Possession 46% 54%
Accurate Passes 367 458
Shots Inside Box 12 11
Saves 5 4
Shots Outside Box 6 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Zenit's quick response with two goals within three minutes (38th and 41st) turned the match around after Timo Werner's early goal for Chelsea
  • ▸ Maksim Ozdoev's late equalizer in the 90th+4 minute secured a dramatic draw for Zenit, maintaining their chances in the UEFA Champions League