Chelsea draws a crazy match 3-3 on Wednesday vs. Zenit to miss the first spot. HIGHLIGHTS

ST. PETERSBURG. Zenit and Chelsea played an incredible match before drawing 3-3.

ST. PETERSBURG. Zenit and Chelsea went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. With this draw, Chelsea finishes in 2nd place in the Group H behind Juventus.

The match was played at the Saint Petersburg Stadium stadium in St. Petersburg on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the support of Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Jeroen Manschot. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.3 degrees Celsius or 77.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 18 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 8
  • 11 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 94 Attack 112
  • 40 Dangerous attack 59
  • 59 Ball safe 56
  • 9 Free Kicks 7
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Zenit was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Chelsea that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Chelsea to win the encounter​.

Zenit shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Zenit received 1 yellow card (D. Lovren). On the opposite side, Chelsea received 1 yellow card (C. Hudson-Odoi).

Match Timeline

2'
37'
Claudinho(goal)D. Santos
38'
41'
Andrey Mostovoy- sub ->Wendel
51'
60'
62'
65'
65'
Danil Krugovoy- sub ->Y. Rakitsky
66'
75'
75'
79'
Aleksandr Erokhin- sub ->Malcom
79'
79'
85'
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
5
6
4
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
18
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
10
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
13
6
5
6

After this match, Zenit will have 5 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Chelsea will have 13 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Zenit – Formation

Zenit
G
Mikhail Kerzhakov 41.Russia
6.7
D
Dejan Lovren 6.Croatia
6.3
60'
D
Yaroslav Rakitskyi 44.Ukraine
6.5
66'
D
6.2
D
Douglas Santos 3.Brazil
7.6
M
Wílmar Barrios 5.Colombia
6.8
M
Daler Kuzyaev 14.Russia
6.8
79'
M
Claudinho 11.Brazil
7.8
Goals38'
M
Wendel 8.Brazil
6.5
51'
M
Malcom 10.Brazil
7.4
79'
F
7.4
79' Goals41'
Substitutes
G
D. Byazrov 91.Russia
G
Daniil Odoevski 71.Russia
D
Danil Krugovoy 4.Russia
6.3
66'
D
Danila Khotulev 94.Russia
M
Kirill Kravtsov  64.Russia
M
Aleksandr Erokhin 21.Russia
6.6
79'
M
Andrey Mostovoy 17.Russia
6.2
51'
M
Aleksey Sutormin 19.Russia
M
Magomed Ozdoev 27.Russia
6.9
79' Goals90'
F
Daniil Kuznetsov 85.Russia
F
Artem Dzyuba 22.Russia
6.6
79'

Zenit started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Sergei Semak decided to play with the following team: Mikhail Kerzhakov (6.7), Vyacheslav Karavaev (6.2), Dejan Lovren (6.3), Yaroslav Rakitskiy (6.5), Douglas Santos (7.6), Wílmar Barrios (6.8), Malcom (7.4), Daler Kuzyaev (6.8), Wendel (6.5), Claudinho (7.8) and Sardar Azmoun (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: K. Kravtsov, D. Byazrov, Aleksandr Erokhin (6.6), Andrey Mostovoy (6.2), A. Sutormin, Danil Krugovoy (6.3), D. Kuznetsov, D. Khotulev, D. Odoevskiy, Artem Dzyuba (6.6) and Magomed Ozdoev (6.9).

Zenit could not rely on the presence of A. Mostovoy (injured) and A. Dzyuba (injured).

Substitutions

Zenit made 5 changes: Wendel for A. Mostovoy (51′), Y. Rakitsky for D. Krugovoy (66′), S. Azmoun for A. Dzyuba (79′), Malcom for A. Erokhin (79′) and D. Kuzyayev for M. Ozdoev (79′).

Best player: Claudinho​

The player that probably impressed the most for Zenit was Claudinho.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 70 passes (94% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
6.4
D
6.2
D
6.8
D
Malang Sarr 31.France
7.2
M
Reece James 24.England
7.6
M
Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain
7.6
75'
M
Ross Barkley 18.England
7.3
65'
M
Callum Hudson-Odoi 20.England
6.2
65' 37'
F
Mason Mount  19.England
7.0
F
Romelu Lukaku   9.Belgium
7.4
75' Goals62'
F
Timo Werner 11.Germany
8.8
Goals2', 85'
Substitutes
G
Edouard Mendy 16.Senegal
G
Marcus Bettinelli 13.England
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
D
Marcos Alonso  3.Spain
6.6
75'
D
Antonio Rüdiger 2.Germany
M
Christian Pulišić 10.United States
6.8
65'
M
Hakim Ziyech 22.Morocco
6.6
65'
M
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
6.6
75'
M
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 12.England

Chelsea started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Thomas Tuchel played with: Kepa Arrizabalaga (6.4), César Azpilicueta (6.2), Andreas Christensen (6.8), Malang Sarr (7.2), Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.2), Reece James (7.6), Ross Barkley (7.3), Saúl Ñíguez (7.6), Mason Mount (7.0), Romelu Lukaku (7.4) and Timo Werner (8.8).

These were the players on the bench: Thiago Silva, Marcos Alonso (6.6), A. Rüdiger, Christian Pulišić (6.8), E. Mendy, Hakim Ziyech (6.6), M. Bettinelli, Kai Havertz (6.6) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 4 changes: C. Hudson-Odoi for C. Pulisic (65′), R. Barkley for H. Ziyech (65′), R. Lukaku for K. Havertz (75′) and S. Niguez for M. Alonso (75′).

Best player: Timo Werner​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Timo Werner.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​