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Tuesday 16 February 201620.45CET (19.45 local time)

Round of 16, First legFC Zenit

Last updated 10/01/2017 19:33CET

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Previous meetings 2Match background 5Squad list 7Head coach 11Match officials 12Fixtures and results 14Match-by-match lineups 18Competition facts 20Team facts 22Legend 25

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Previous meetingsHead to HeadUEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers26/11/2014 GS FC Zenit - SL Benfica 1-0 St Petersburg Danny 7916/09/2014 GS SL Benfica - FC Zenit 0-2 Lisbon Hulk 5, Witsel 22

UEFA Champions LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

06/03/2012 R16 SL Benfica - FC Zenit 2-0agg: 4-3 Lisbon Maxi Pereira 45+1,

Nélson Oliveira 90+3

15/02/2012 R16 FC Zenit - SL Benfica 3-2 St Petersburg

Shirokov 27, 88,Semak 71; MaxiPereira 20, Cardozo87

Home Away Final TotalPld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA

SL Benfica 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 4 6FC Zenit 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 6 4

SL Benfica - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers07/11/2012 GS SL Benfica - FC Spartak Moskva 2-0 Lisbon Cardozo 55, 69

23/10/2012 GS FC Spartak Moskva - SL Benfica 2-1 MoscowRafael Carioca 3,Jardel 43 (og); Lima33

UEFA CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

24/02/2005 R3 SL Benfica - PFC CSKA Moskva 1-1agg: 1-3 Lisbon Karadas 63;

Ignashevich 49

17/02/2005 R3 PFC CSKA Moskva - SL Benfica 2-0 Krasnodar V. Berezutski 12,Vágner Love 60

UEFA Cup Winners' CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

31/10/1996 R2 FC Lokomotiv Moskva - SLBenfica

2-3agg: 2-4 Moscow

Solomatin 9, Haras58; Panduru 47,Donizete 62, JoãoPinto 87

17/10/1996 R2 SL Benfica - FC LokomotivMoskva 1-0 Lisbon João Pinto 9


08/12/1992 R3 SL Benfica - FC Dinamo Moskva 2-0agg: 4-2 Lisbon Isaías 53, Rui Costa

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SL Benfica - FC Zenit Tuesday 16 February 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)Match press kit Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon

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25/11/1992 R3 FC Dinamo Moskva - SL Benfica 2-2 MoscowKalitvintsev 73,Derkatch 84; Isaías36, 54

European Champions Clubs' CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

28/09/1977 R1 FC Torpedo Moskva - SL Benfica0-0

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14/09/1977 R1 SL Benfica - FC Torpedo Moskva 0-0 Lisbon

FC Zenit - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

06/11/2013 GS FC Zenit - FC Porto 1-1 St Petersburg Hulk 28; LuchoGonzález 23

22/10/2013 GS FC Porto - FC Zenit 0-1 Porto Kerzhakov 86

28/08/2013 PO FC Zenit - FC Paços de Ferreira 4-2agg: 8-3 St Petersburg

Danny 29, 48,Bukharov 66,Arshavin 78 (P);Manuel José 67,Carlão 83

20/08/2013 PO FC Paços de Ferreira - FC Zenit 1-4 PortoAndré Leão 58;Shirokov 27, 60, 90,Degra 85 (og)

UEFA Champions LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

06/12/2011 GS FC Porto - FC Zenit 0-0 Porto

28/09/2011 GS FC Zenit - FC Porto 3-1 St PetersburgShirokov 20, 63,Danny 72; JamesRodríguez 10

UEFA Europa LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

27/08/2009 PO FC Zenit - CD Nacional 1-1agg: 4-5 St Petersburg Fatih Tekke 34;

Rúben Micael 89

20/08/2009 PO CD Nacional - FC Zenit 4-3 Funchal

Luís Alberto 30, JoãoAurélio 37, RodrigoSilva 53, RúbenMicael 73; Semshov43, 55, Fatih Tekke90+3


20/10/2005 GS FC Zenit - Vitória SC 2-1 St Petersburg Spivak 38 (P),Arshavin 53; Neca 59

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Home Away Final TotalPld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA

SL Benfica 7 4 2 1 7 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 14 5 4 5 16 15FC Zenit 7 5 2 0 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 8 3 2 25 15

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Match backgroundSL Benfica come up against a Portuguese coach and three former players as they bid to get past FC Zenit and reachthe UEFA Champions League quarter-finals again.

Previous meetings• Axel Witsel, who was at Benfica in 2011/12, and Hulk, formerly with FC Porto, scored early goals as Zenit won 2-0 inLisbon on matchday one in the 2014/15 campaign.

• Former Benfica players Javi García (2009–13) and Ezequiel Garay (2011–14) were also in the Zenit team. Thehome side had goalkeeper Artur sent off after 18 minutes.

• The lineups in Lisbon on 16 September 2014 were:Benfica: Artur, Maxi Pereira, Luisão, Jardel, Eliseu, Samaris (André Almeida 74), Pérez, Salvio, Lima (Derley 74),Talisca (Paulo Lopes 20), Gaitán.Zenit: Lodygin, Smolnikov (Anyukov 46), Garay, Lombaerts, Criscito, Javi García, Hulk (Arshavin 85), Danny, Witsel,Shatov, Rondón (Mogilevets 76).

• Danny, who began his career with CS Marítimo and Sporting Clube de Portugal, scored as Zenit won the return 1-0.

• In the 2011/12 round of 16, Benfica beat Zenit 4-3 on aggregate, a 2-0 home win overturning a 3-2 away defeat.

• The lineups in Lisbon on 6 March 2012 were:Benfica: Artur, Maxi Pereira, Luisão, Jardel, Emerson, Javi García, Bruno César, Witsel, Gaitán (Matić 72), Rodrigo(Nolito 62), Cardozo (Nélson Oliveira 80).Zenit: Malafeev, Anyukov (Bruno Alves 53), Hubočan, Lombaerts, Criscito, Denisov, Bystrov (Lazović 46), Zyryanov(Fayzulin 70), Shirokov, Semak, Kerzhakov.

Match backgroundBenfica• Last season's defeat against Zenit was their first loss in 14 European home encounters (W11 D2) since FCBarcelona's 2-0 win in the 2012/13 group stage.

• It was also their only home defeat against Russian opponents in seven encounters (W4 D2). Overall their record isW5 D4 L5.

• The 1961 and 1962 European champions subsequently won three and drew one of their four home games followingthat Zenit defeat before losing on matchday six this season to Club Atlético de Madrid with qualification alreadyassured.

• Benfica finished second in Group C on ten points, three behind Atlético. They also beat FC Astana 2-0 andGalatasaray AŞ 2-1 in Lisbon.

• Qualification broke an unwanted sequence for the Eagles: they reached the knockout rounds in only one of theirprevious seven UEFA Champions League campaigns.

Zenit• Defeat on matchday six at KAA Gent prevented the Russian champions from becoming only the sixth club to achievethe feat of winning all six UEFA Champions League group stage fixtures.

• Nevertheless André Villas-Boas's side, who are seeking a first ever appearance in the quarter-finals, finished fivepoints ahead of Group H runners-up Gent, also winning 3-2 at Valencia CF and 2-0 at Olympique Lyonnais.

• They have won on each of their last three visits to Portugal – 2-0 at Benfica and 1-0 at Porto in the 2013/14 groupstage with an Aleksandr Kerzhakov goal.

• They also won 4-1 at FC Paços de Ferreira in that season's play-offs first leg (8-3 on aggregate).

Coach and player links• Villas-Boas faced Benfica on seven occasions while coach at Porto and A. Académica de Coimbra, winning fourmatches and losing three.

• Hulk scored five goals in 12 appearances (W6 D3 L3) against Benfica while at Porto between 2008 and 2012.

• Club team-mates: Mehdi Carcela-González, Oleg Shatov and Mikhail Kerzhakov (Anji); Carcela-González and Witsel (R. Standard de Liège); Eliseu and Neto (Varzim SC).

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• International team-mates: Júlio César, Luisão, Jonas & Hulk (Brazil); Lisandro López, Nicolás Gaitán, Eduardo Salvio & Ezequiel Garay (Argentina); Eliseu, Sílvio, Nélson Semedo, Gonçalo Guedes, Pizzi, André Almeida & Luís Neto and Danny (Portugal).

• Luís Neto played in Portugal for Varzim and CD Nacional.

Match factsBenfica• Luisão, Gonçalo Guedes, Jardel and André Almeida are a booking away from a ban.

• Benfica have won 12 of their 14 fixtures since losing to Atlético on matchday six. However, their 11-game winningrun ended on Friday when they were beaten 2-1 at home by Porto.

• The Eagles have scored four or more goals in a game on six occasions during that run.

• Kostas Mitroglou has managed eight goals in his last seven outings in all competitions. The Greece forward scored ahat-trick in the 5-0 triumph at Os Belenenses on 5 February.

• With 23 Liga goals to his name this term, Jonas is second in the ESM Golden Shoe table behind SSC Napoli'sGonzalo Higuaín (24 goals).

• Benfica will face SC Braga in the Portuguese League Cup semi-finals on an as yet unknown date. The Lisbon sidetopped Group B with three wins in as many matches.

• Luisão (out since 21 November, broken left arm) suffered a setback in training and underwent surgery on the injuryfor a second time on 8 February.

• Eduardo Salvio, who had a right knee operation on 9 September, came on for the final ten minutes on Friday – hisfirst appearance since 23 May. Ljubomir Fejsa (thigh) and Lisandro López (thigh) are doubtful.

UEFA Champions League squad changes• In: Alejandro Grimaldo (FC Barcelona B), Luka Jović (FK Crvena zvezda), Eduardo Salvio• Out: Bilal Ould-Chikh, Bryan Cristante (US Città di Palermo, loan), Victor Andrade (Vitória SC, loan)

Zenit• Danny, Domenico Criscito, Javi García, Hulk and Artur Yusupov will incur a suspension with their next booking.

• Zenit have not played a competitive game since the 2-1 loss to Gent on matchday six.

• Villas-Boas's squad have had training camps in Qatar and Portugal during the Russian winter break:

Friendly results17 January: v Lekhwiya SC W2-121 January v El Jaish SC W4-124 January: v Armed Forces Qatar W3-01 February: v Brøndby IF W2-04 February: v IFK Norrköping W3-27 February: v Örebro SK 1-1 (W4-3 on penalties)

• Zenit concluded their preparations for the Benfica tie with a training camp, which started on 10 February, in southernSpain.

UEFA Champions League squad changes• In: Yuri Zhirkov (FC Dinamo Moskva), Aleksandr Kokorin (FC Dinamo Moskva), Maurício (FC Terek Grozny)• Out: none

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Squad listSL Benfica

Current season All-timeUCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA

No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers

1 Ederson BRA 17/08/1993 22 - - - - - - - - - 2 -12 Júlio César BRA 03/09/1979 36 - - - 6 - 22 - 61 - 64 -13 Paulo Lopes POR 29/06/1978 37 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 -86 André Ferreira POR 29/05/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - - -87 Miguel Santos POR 21/10/1994 21 - - - - - - - - - - -

Defenders2 Lisandro López ARG 01/09/1989 26 - - - 2 - 14 1 4 - 4 -3 Alejandro Grimaldo ESP 20/09/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - - -4 Luisão BRA 13/02/1981 35 * - - 4 1 9 - 51 5 117 1114 Victor Lindelöf SWE 17/07/1994 21 - - - - - 3 - - - - -19 Eliseu POR 01/10/1983 32 - - - 6 - 21 - 16 4 26 528 Sílvio POR 28/09/1987 28 - - - 3 - 4 - 5 - 18 -33 Jardel BRA 29/03/1986 29 * - - 6 - 19 - 18 - 29 234 André Almeida POR 10/09/1990 25 * - - 5 - 17 - 19 - 32 -50 Nélson Semedo POR 16/11/1993 22 - - - 2 - 6 1 2 - 2 -60 Rebocho POR 23/01/1995 21 - - - - - - - - - - -63 João Nunes POR 19/11/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - - -65 João Escoval POR 08/05/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - - -66 Rúben Dias POR 14/05/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - - -75 Alex Alfaiate POR 17/08/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - - -95 Yuri Ribeiro POR 24/01/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - -96 João Lima POR 23/06/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - - -97 Francisco Ferreira POR 26/03/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - - -

Midfielders5 Ljubomir Fejsa SRB 14/08/1988 27 - - - 3 - 11 - 12 - 33 -7 Andreas Samaris GRE 13/06/1989 26 - - - 4 - 15 1 15 - 15 -10 Nicolás Gaitán ARG 23/02/1988 27 - - - 5 3 16 2 34 4 60 818 Eduardo Salvio ARG 13/07/1990 25 - - - - - 1 - 15 1 59 1139 Mehdi Carcela-González MAR 01/07/1989 26 - - - 2 - 14 2 7 - 34 155 Gilson Costa POR 24/09/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - - -68 Gonçalo Rodrigues POR 18/07/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - - -85 Renato Sanches POR 18/08/1997 18 - - - 2 - 15 2 2 - 2 -88 Pedro Rodrigues POR 20/05/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - - -89 Raphael Guzzo POR 06/01/1995 21 - - - - - - - - - - -90 João Carvalho POR 09/03/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - - -

Forwards9 Raúl Jiménez MEX 05/05/1991 24 - - - 6 2 18 3 7 2 7 211 Kostas Mitroglou GRE 12/03/1988 27 - - - 4 2 21 12 31 13 48 1717 Jonas BRA 01/04/1984 31 - - - 6 1 22 23 20 9 36 11

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20 Gonçalo Guedes POR 29/11/1996 19 * - - 6 1 16 3 6 1 6 121 Pizzi POR 06/10/1989 26 - - - 6 - 19 5 7 - 10 -23 Adel Taarabt MAR 24/05/1989 26 - - - - - - - 2 - 5 -30 Talisca BRA 01/02/1994 22 - - - 3 - 15 2 9 1 9 135 Luka Jović SRB 23/12/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - 2 -38 Nuno Santos POR 13/02/1995 21 - - - - - 1 - - - - -77 Sancidino Silva POR 05/03/1994 21 - - - - - - - - - - -78 Tiago Dias POR 04/05/1998 17 - - - - - - - - - - -84 Diogo Gonçalves POR 06/02/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - -94 Buta POR 10/02/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - -99 Hildeberto Pereira POR 02/03/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - - -

Coach- Rui Vitória POR 16/04/1970 45 - - - 6 - - - 6 - 6 -

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FC ZenitCurrent season All-time

UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFANo. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers

1 Yuri Lodygin RUS 26/05/1990 25 - - - 4 - 15 - 17 - 31 -16 Vyacheslav Malafeev RUS 04/03/1979 36 - - - - - - - 20 - 71 -41 Mikhail Kerzhakov RUS 28/01/1987 29 - - - 2 - 3 - 2 - 9 -51 Maksim Rudakov RUS 22/01/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - - -80 Mikhail Mzhelski RUS 29/03/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - - -83 Igor Obukhov RUS 29/05/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - - -95 Aleksandr Vasyutin RUS 04/03/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - - -

Defenders2 Aleksandr Anyukov RUS 28/09/1982 33 - - - 5 - 14 - 32 - 88 14 Domenico Criscito ITA 30/12/1986 29 * - - 5 - 14 - 28 - 43 26 Nicolas Lombaerts BEL 20/03/1985 30 - - - 6 - 11 - 36 1 77 213 Luís Neto POR 26/05/1988 27 - - - 6 - 11 - 11 - 24 -19 Igor Smolnikov RUS 08/08/1988 27 - - - 4 - 15 3 14 - 25 -24 Ezequiel Garay ARG 10/10/1986 29 - - - 5 - 16 2 34 1 67 350 Maksim Karpov RUS 17/03/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - - -52 Andrei Ivanov RUS 02/09/1994 21 - - - - - - - - - - -58 Ilya Zuev RUS 25/01/1994 22 - - - - - - - - - - -62 Stepan Rebenko RUS 01/05/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - - -96 Ilya Kubyshkin RUS 12/01/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - - -

Midfielders5 Aleksandr Ryazantsev RUS 05/09/1986 29 - - - 5 - 11 - 19 1 56 78 Maurício BRA 21/10/1988 27 - - - - - - - - - - -10 Danny POR 07/08/1983 32 * - - 6 1 17 4 32 7 71 1414 Artur Yusupov RUS 01/09/1989 26 * - - 5 - 14 - 5 - 15 217 Oleg Shatov RUS 29/07/1990 25 - - - 5 2 16 6 18 3 42 620 Viktor Fayzulin RUS 22/04/1986 29 - - - 1 - 5 - 26 2 56 421 Javi García ESP 08/02/1987 29 * - - 5 - 14 1 39 2 69 328 Axel Witsel BEL 12/01/1989 27 - - - 5 1 18 1 38 2 78 1247 Valeri Yaroshenko RUS 08/05/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - - -65 Danila Yaschuk RUS 13/03/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - - -73 Pavel Osipov RUS 28/01/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - - -81 Yuri Zhirkov RUS 20/08/1983 32 - - - - - - - 29 2 81 794 Aleksei Evseev RUS 30/03/1994 21 - - - 1 - 5 - 1 - 1 -

Forwards7 Hulk BRA 25/07/1986 29 * - - 5 3 16 8 48 16 82 319 Aleksandr Kokorin RUS 19/03/1991 24 - - - - - - - - - 18 622 Artem Dzyuba RUS 22/08/1988 27 - - - 6 6 18 8 11 6 32 1343 Pavel Nazimov RUS 04/02/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - - -70 Dmitri Bogaev RUS 24/01/1994 22 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 -76 Pavel Kireenko RUS 14/06/1994 21 - - - - - - - - - - -90 Ramil Sheydaev RUS 15/03/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - - -

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92 Pavel Dolgov RUS 16/08/1996 19 - - - 1 - 6 - 1 - 1 -Coach

- André Villas-Boas POR 17/10/1977 38 - - - 6 - - - 19 - 65 -

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Head coachRui VitóriaDate of birth: 16 April 1970Nationality: PortuguesePlaying career: Fanhões, UD Vilafranquense, Seixal Clube 1925, Casa Pia AC, GD AlcochetenseCoaching career: UD Vilafranquense, SL Benfica (Under-19), CD Fátima, FC Paços de Ferreira, Vitória SC, SLBenfica

• Born in Alverca do Ribatejo, in the Lisbon district, Rui Vitória spent the majority of his playing career as a midfielderwith clubs from the Portuguese capital's metropolitan area.

• Always plied his trade in the lower divisions and was a mainstay at Vilafranquense for nine seasons. After hangingup his boots at 32 in the middle of 2002/03, he began his coaching career immediately at the club, whilesimultaneously working as a PE teacher.

• His first encounter with Benfica came two seasons later, as he led the Eagles' Under-19 setup for two years, aperiod which began his steady rise in Portuguese football. The first step was taken at Fátima in 2006, where his debutseason was marked by promotion to the second division followed by immediate relegation, a journey repeated in thenext two campaigns.

• His good work led him to Paços de Ferreira in the top division. The first season ended with a seventh-place finish inthe Liga and defeat by Benfica in the 2010/11 League Cup final. Sacked three games into the following season butonly took a week to find a new employer, in the shape of Guimarães.

• In four seasons at the helm of the Minho outfit, he made his name by building competitive sides with few resources,as well as detecting and developing young talents. His highlight was victory over Benfica in the 2012/13 PortugueseCup final, only the second trophy in the club's history. On 15 June 2015, he was announced as Benfica's new coachon a three-year contract.

André Villas-BoasDate of birth: 17 October 1977Nationality: PortugueseCoaching career: A. Académica de Coimbra, FC Porto, Chelsea FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, FC Zenit

• An amateur player in his teens with Ramaldense FC and Clube Marechal Gomes da Costa, Villas-Boas never playedprofessional football, laying the groundwork for a coaching career with a spell as a teenage talent scout during SirBobby Robson's spell as coach of Porto in the mid-1990s.

• Still in his 20s, he took on a role as technical director with the British Virgin Islands Football Association in 2000, butwas back working with Porto's youth players by the time José Mourinho took him into his inner circle following hisappointment as Porto coach in January 2002.

• Initially detailed to scout upcoming opponents, he followed Mourinho from Porto to Chelsea and FC InternazionaleMilano before striking out on his own as coach of Académica in October 2009. An 11th-placed finish in his onlyseason in Coimbra was enough to persuade Porto to bring him in as Jesualdo Ferreira's replacement; hired in June2010, he became the club's youngest ever coach aged just 32.

• Oversaw a memorable 2010/11 campaign at the Estádio do Dragão, becoming the first Portuguese to guide a sidethrough a Liga campaign unbeaten, winning the Super Cup, national championship and Portuguese Cup as well asthe UEFA Europa League after beating SC Braga in the Dublin final.

• Joined Chelsea in June 2011 but lasted just nine months By the start of 2012/13 he was at Tottenham, who heguided to fifth with a club record Premier League points haul, before departing after a poor start to the followingseason. In March 2014 took over at Zenit, guiding them to the Russian Premier League title in his first full season incharge.

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Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA) , Mauro Tonolini (ITA)

Antonio Damato (ITA) , Carmine Russo (ITA)Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)

Steen Dahrup (DEN)William Young (SCO)

Match officialsRefereeAssistant refereesAdditional assistant refereesFourth officialUEFA DelegateUEFA Referee observer

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Name Date of birth

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Gianluca Rocchi 25/08/1973 26 55

Gianluca RocchiReferee since: 1989First division: 2003FIFA badge: 2008

Tournaments: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2012 Olympic Games

Finals N/A

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countriesinvolved in this match

Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue

29/09/2010 UCL GS FC Schalke 04 SL Benfica 2-0 Gelsenkirchen16/08/2011 UCL PO Olympique Lyonnais FC Rubin 3-1 Lyon01/11/2011 UCL GS APOEL FC FC Porto 2-1 Nicosia17/09/2013 UCL GS FC Bayern München PFC CSKA Moskva 3-0 Munich26/08/2014 UCL PO FC Zenit R. Standard de Liège 3-0 St Petersburg30/09/2015 UCL GS Club Atlético de Madrid SL Benfica 1-2 Madrid25/11/2015 UCL GS PFC CSKA Moskva VfL Wolfsburg 0-2 Khimki

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24/05/2008 U19 ELITE Russia Netherlands 2-2 Argos Orestiko05/09/2008 U21 QR England Portugal 2-0 London17/12/2009 UEL GS SL Benfica AEK Athens FC 2-1 Lisbon29/09/2010 UCL GS FC Schalke 04 SL Benfica 2-0 Gelsenkirchen17/03/2011 UEL R16 Liverpool FC SC Braga 0-0 Liverpool05/05/2011 UEL SF Villarreal CF FC Porto 3-2 Villarreal16/08/2011 UCL PO Olympique Lyonnais FC Rubin 3-1 Lyon02/09/2011 EURO QR Cyprus Portugal 0-4 Nicosia

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01/11/2011 UCL GS APOEL FC FC Porto 2-1 Nicosia04/04/2013 UEL QF Chelsea FC FC Rubin 3-1 London17/09/2013 UCL GS FC Bayern München PFC CSKA Moskva 3-0 Munich10/04/2014 UEL QF Sevilla FC FC Porto 4-1 Seville26/08/2014 UCL PO FC Zenit R. Standard de Liège 3-0 St Petersburg29/03/2015 EURO QR Portugal Serbia 2-1 Lisbon30/09/2015 UCL GS Club Atlético de Madrid SL Benfica 1-2 Madrid25/11/2015 UCL GS PFC CSKA Moskva VfL Wolfsburg 0-2 Khimki


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W 2-0L 0-1W 3-0W 2-1W 2-1L 1-2

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Fixtures and resultsSL BenficaDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers16/08/2015 League Estoril Praia (H) Mitroglou 74, Jonas 78 (P), 81, Semedo 8923/08/2015 League FC Arouca (A)29/08/2015 League Moreirense FC (H) Jiménez 75, Samaris 76, Jonas 86

11/09/2015 League Os Belenenses (H) Mitroglou 5, 53, Jonas 17, 40, Gaitán 60,Talisca 63

15/09/2015 UCL FC Astana (H) Gaitán 51, Mitroglou 6220/09/2015 League FC Porto (A)26/09/2015 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) Jonas 34, 73, Gonçalo Guedes 6730/09/2015 UCL Club Atlético de Madrid (A) Gaitán 36, Gonçalo Guedes 5116/10/2015 Cup SC Vianense (A) Carcela-González 38, Jardel 9021/10/2015 UCL Galatasaray AŞ (A) Gaitán 2

25/10/2015 League Sporting Clube de Portugal(H)

30/10/2015 League CD Tondela (A) Jonas 4, Berger 11 (og), Gonçalo Guedes42, Carcela-González 82

03/11/2015 UCL Galatasaray AŞ (H) Jonas 52, Luisão 6708/11/2015 League Boavista FC (H) Gonçalo Guedes 39, Carcela-González 88

21/11/2015 Cup Sporting Clube de Portugal(A) Mitroglou 6

25/11/2015 UCL FC Astana (A) Jiménez 40, 7230/11/2015 League SC Braga (A) Kritsuk 3 (og), Lisandro López 1104/12/2015 League A. Académica de Coimbra (H) Jonas 35 (P), 69 (P), Renato Sanches 8508/12/2015 UCL Club Atlético de Madrid (H) Mitroglou 75

12/12/2015 League Vitória FC (A) Pizzi 35, Jonas 39, Mitroglou 54, Ricardo79 (og)

15/12/2015 League CF União da Madeira (A)20/12/2015 League Rio Ave FC (H) Jonas 4, 81, Jiménez 8302/01/2016 League Vitória SC (A) Renato Sanches 74

06/01/2016 League CS Marítimo (H) Pizzi 29, 34, Jiménez 35, Jonas 51 (P), 54(P), Talisca 69

11/01/2016 League CD Nacional (A) Jonas 23, 56, 63, Mitroglou 8916/01/2016 League Estoril Praia (A) Mitroglou 52, Pizzi 6723/01/2016 League FC Arouca (H) Pizzi 3, Mitroglou 19, Jonas 6731/01/2016 League Moreirense FC (A) Jonas 16, 67, Mitroglou 43, Gaitán 7505/02/2016 League Os Belenenses (A) Mitroglou 41, 58, 76, Jonas 53, 8712/02/2016 League FC Porto (H) Mitroglou 1816/02/2016 UCL FC Zenit (H)20/02/2016 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A)28/02/2016 League CF União da Madeira (H)

05/03/2016 League Sporting Clube de Portugal(A)

09/03/2016 UCL FC Zenit (A)13/03/2016 League CD Tondela (H)20/03/2016 League Boavista FC (A)

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W 2-1W 4-1W 3-0W 1-0L 0-2W 3-1

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D 2-2W 3-2D 1-1W 3-0 aetD 2-2W 2-1W 3-0D 2-2

03/04/2016 League SC Braga (H)10/04/2016 League A. Académica de Coimbra (A)17/04/2016 League Vitória FC (H)24/04/2016 League Rio Ave FC (A)30/04/2016 League Vitória SC (H)08/05/2016 League CS Marítimo (A)15/05/2016 League CD Nacional (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 22 17 4 1 47 14 552 SL Benfica 22 17 1 4 60 16 523 FC Porto 22 15 4 3 43 15 494 SC Braga 22 12 6 4 38 15 425 Vitória SC 22 8 8 6 32 33 326 FC Paços de Ferreira 22 8 7 7 30 26 317 FC Arouca 22 7 10 5 31 27 318 Rio Ave FC 22 8 6 8 31 33 309 Os Belenenses 22 7 7 8 30 48 2810 Vitória FC 22 6 9 7 34 40 2711 Estoril Praia 22 7 5 10 21 28 2612 Moreirense FC 22 6 5 11 26 38 2313 CF União da Madeira 22 6 5 11 15 29 2314 CS Marítimo 22 6 4 12 29 43 2215 CD Nacional 22 5 6 11 24 36 2116 Boavista FC 22 5 6 11 16 28 2117 A. Académica de Coimbra 22 4 7 11 22 39 1918 CD Tondela 22 2 4 16 16 37 10

FC ZenitDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers19/07/2015 League FC Dinamo Moskva (H) Hulk 44 (P), Shatov 6726/07/2015 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (A) Dzyuba 20, Hulk 50 (P), 70, Danny 90+101/08/2015 League FC Terek Grozny (H) Smolnikov 7, Shatov 11, Danny 9009/08/2015 League FC Ufa (A) Danny 8615/08/2015 League FC Krasnodar (H)24/08/2015 League FC Rubin (A) Shatov 16, 84, Hulk 78

29/08/2015 League PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara(H) Nadson 49 (og)

12/09/2015 League PFC CSKA Moskva (A) Hulk 39 (P), Smolnikov 8816/09/2015 UCL Valencia CF (A) Hulk 9, 44, Witsel 7620/09/2015 League FC Amkar Perm (H) Dzyuba 1023/09/2015 Cup Volga Tver (A) Tkachuk 95 ET, 105 ET, 112 ET26/09/2015 League FC Spartak Moskva (A) Hulk 27, Dzyuba 8729/09/2015 UCL KAA Gent (H) Dzyuba 35, Shatov 6703/10/2015 League FC Rostov (H) Smolnikov 26, Dzyuba 34, Danny 8917/10/2015 League FC Kuban Krasnodar (A) Dzyuba 44, Shatov 54

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W 3-1

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D 0-0W 2-0L 0-2W 3-0W 2-0L 1-4D 1-1L 1-2

20/10/2015 UCL Olympique Lyonnais (H) Dzyuba 3, Hulk 56, Danny 82

24/10/2015 League FC Anji (H) Dzyuba 7, 67, Witsel 55, Shatov 73, Hulk85

28/10/2015 Cup FC Tosno (H) Dzyuba 10, 39, Witsel 18, 37, Ryazantsev44

31/10/2015 League FC Mordovia Saransk (H)04/11/2015 UCL Olympique Lyonnais (A) Dzyuba 25, 5708/11/2015 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A)21/11/2015 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (H) Garay 12, Dzyuba 76, Javi García 8924/11/2015 UCL Valencia CF (H) Shatov 15, Dzyuba 7428/11/2015 League FC Terek Grozny (A) Hulk 5403/12/2015 League FC Ufa (H) Garay 86 (P)09/12/2015 UCL KAA Gent (A) Dzyuba 6516/02/2016 UCL SL Benfica (A)28/02/2016 Cup FC Kuban Krasnodar (H)05/03/2016 League FC Krasnodar (A)09/03/2016 UCL SL Benfica (H)13/03/2016 League FC Rubin (H)

20/03/2016 League PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara(A)

01/04/2016 League PFC CSKA Moskva (H)08/04/2016 League FC Amkar Perm (A)15/04/2016 League FC Spartak Moskva (H)22/04/2016 League FC Rostov (A)30/04/2016 League FC Kuban Krasnodar (H)06/05/2016 League FC Anji (A)10/05/2016 League FC Mordovia Saransk (A)13/05/2016 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H)21/05/2016 League FC Dinamo Moskva (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 PFC CSKA Moskva 18 11 4 3 29 18 372 FC Rostov 18 10 4 4 23 16 343 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 18 9 5 4 30 23 324 FC Spartak Moskva 18 9 3 6 26 23 305 FC Zenit 18 8 6 4 34 23 306 FC Krasnodar 18 8 6 4 29 19 307 FC Terek Grozny 18 6 10 2 25 17 288 FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 18 7 5 6 28 28 269 FC Rubin 18 6 2 10 20 25 2010 FC Amkar Perm 18 5 5 8 16 22 2011 FC Dinamo Moskva 18 4 8 6 20 25 2012 PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara 18 5 4 9 12 20 1913 FC Ufa 18 3 7 8 16 28 1614 FC Anji 18 3 6 9 18 31 1515 FC Kuban Krasnodar 18 2 9 7 25 28 15

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16 FC Mordovia Saransk 18 2 8 8 19 24 14Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts

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Match-by-match lineupsSL BenficaUEFA Champions League - Group stageGroup CClub Pld W D L GF GA PtsClub Atlético de Madrid 6 4 1 1 11 3 13SL Benfica 6 3 1 2 10 8 10Galatasaray AŞ 6 1 2 3 6 10 5FC Astana 6 0 4 2 5 11 4

Matchday 1 (15/09/2015)SL Benfica 2-0 FC AstanaGoals: 1-0 Gaitán 51, 2-0 Mitroglou 62SL Benfica: Júlio César, Luisão, Samaris (85 Fejsa), Gaitán, Mitroglou, Jonas (72 Pizzi), Eliseu, Gonçalo Guedes,Talisca (77 Jiménez), Jardel, Semedo

Matchday 2 (30/09/2015)Club Atlético de Madrid 1-2 SL BenficaGoals: 1-0 Correa 23, 1-1 Gaitán 36, 1-2 Gonçalo Guedes 51SL Benfica: Júlio César, Luisão, Samaris (73 Fejsa), Jiménez (72 Mitroglou), Gaitán, Jonas (80 Pizzi), Eliseu,Gonçalo Guedes, Jardel, André Almeida, Semedo

Matchday 3 (21/10/2015)Galatasaray AŞ 2-1 SL BenficaGoals: 0-1 Gaitán 2, 1-1 Selçuk İnan 19 (P) , 2-1 Podolski 33SL Benfica: Júlio César, Luisão, Samaris, Jiménez, Gaitán, Jonas, Eliseu (66 Pizzi), Gonçalo Guedes (75 VictorAndrade), Sílvio (82 Mitroglou), Jardel, André Almeida

Matchday 4 (03/11/2015)SL Benfica 2-1 Galatasaray AŞGoals: 1-0 Jonas 52, 1-1 Podolski 58, 2-1 Luisão 67SL Benfica: Júlio César, Luisão, Jiménez, Gaitán, Jonas (81 Pizzi), Eliseu, Gonçalo Guedes (73 Carcela-González),Sílvio, Talisca (93 Cristante), Jardel, André Almeida

Matchday 5 (25/11/2015)FC Astana 2-2 SL BenficaGoals: 1-0 Twumasi 19, 2-0 Aničić 31, 2-1 Jiménez 40, 2-2 Jiménez 72SL Benfica: Júlio César, Lisandro López, Samaris (65 Talisca), Jiménez, Jonas (80 Cristante), Eliseu, GonçaloGuedes, Pizzi, Sílvio (65 André Almeida), Jardel, Renato Sanches

Matchday 6 (08/12/2015)SL Benfica 1-2 Club Atlético de MadridGoals: 0-1 Saúl Ñíguez 33, 0-2 Vietto 55, 1-2 Mitroglou 75SL Benfica: Júlio César, Lisandro López, Fejsa, Gaitán (76 Carcela-González), Jonas (61 Jiménez), Eliseu, GonçaloGuedes (46 Mitroglou), Pizzi, Jardel, André Almeida, Renato Sanches

Round of 16Matchday 7 (16/02/2016)SL Benfica-FC Zenit

Matchday 8 (09/03/2016)FC Zenit-SL Benfica

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Group HClub Pld W D L GF GA PtsFC Zenit 6 5 0 1 13 6 15KAA Gent 6 3 1 2 8 7 10Valencia CF 6 2 0 4 5 9 6Olympique Lyonnais 6 1 1 4 5 9 4

Matchday 1 (16/09/2015)Valencia CF 2-3 FC ZenitGoals: 0-1 Hulk 9, 0-2 Hulk 44, 1-2 João Cancelo 55, 2-2 André Gomes 73, 2-3 Witsel 76FC Zenit: Lodygin, Anyukov (77 Luís Neto), Criscito, Lombaerts, Hulk, Danny, Smolnikov (69 Shatov), Javi García,Dzyuba (59 Fayzulin), Garay, Witsel

Matchday 2 (29/09/2015)FC Zenit 2-1 KAA GentGoals: 1-0 Dzyuba 35, 1-1 Matton 56, 2-1 Shatov 67FC Zenit: Kerzhakov, Anyukov, Lombaerts (62 Luís Neto), Hulk, Danny, Shatov (88 Ryazantsev), Smolnikov, JaviGarcía, Dzyuba (72 Yusupov), Garay, Witsel

Matchday 3 (20/10/2015)FC Zenit 3-1 Olympique LyonnaisGoals: 1-0 Dzyuba 3, 1-1 Lacazette 49, 2-1 Hulk 56, 3-1 Danny 82FC Zenit: Kerzhakov, Anyukov, Criscito, Lombaerts, Hulk, Danny (89 Ryazantsev), Shatov, Javi García (84 LuísNeto), Dzyuba (75 Yusupov), Garay, Witsel

Matchday 4 (04/11/2015)Olympique Lyonnais 0-2 FC ZenitGoals: 0-1 Dzyuba 25, 0-2 Dzyuba 57FC Zenit: Lodygin, Anyukov, Criscito (73 Smolnikov), Lombaerts, Hulk, Danny, Luís Neto, Shatov, Javi García (80Yusupov), Dzyuba (83 Ryazantsev), Witsel

Matchday 5 (24/11/2015)FC Zenit 2-0 Valencia CFGoals: 1-0 Shatov 15, 2-0 Dzyuba 74FC Zenit: Lodygin, Criscito, Lombaerts, Hulk, Danny, Luís Neto (86 Evseev), Shatov (84 Ryazantsev), Smolnikov (65Yusupov), Dzyuba, Garay, Witsel

Matchday 6 (09/12/2015)KAA Gent 2-1 FC ZenitGoals: 1-0 Depoitre 18, 1-1 Dzyuba 65, 2-1 Milicevic 78FC Zenit: Lodygin, Anyukov (82 Bogaev), Criscito, Ryazantsev (61 Dolgov), Lombaerts, Danny, Luís Neto, Yusupov,Javi García (86 Troyanov), Dzyuba, Garay

Round of 16Matchday 7 (16/02/2016)SL Benfica-FC Zenit

Matchday 8 (09/03/2016)FC Zenit-SL Benfica

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Competition factsUEFA Champions League: Did you know?• In 2012/13, Chelsea became the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFAChampions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/2000 and 2002/03 thatfeatured a second group stage). In 1992/93, Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders andlost 4-3 on aggregate in the second round to CSKA Moskva.

• No team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League trophy with Milan (1989, 1990) the last club to winconsecutive European Cups. Milan (1994, 1995), Ajax (1995, 1996), Juventus (1996, 1997) and Manchester United(2008, 2009) have all returned to the UEFA Champions League final as holders only to lose.

• Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League having featuredagainst Real Madrid on matchday six in 2007/08 aged 43 years and 252 days. Alessandro Costacurta is the oldestoutfield player; the Milan defender was 40 years and 211 days when he played against AEK Athens in 2006/07.

• Francesco Totti is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 38 years and 59 days, in Roma's 1-1 draw atCSKA Moskva on 25 November 2014. Ryan Giggs (37 years 290 days) was the previous record holder.

• Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared; he was 16 years and 87 days when he started forAnderlecht against Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He was sent off in the 37th minute.

• Peter Ofori-Quaye is the youngest player to have scored in the UEFA Champions League, aged 17 years and 195days. He found the net in Olympiacos's 5-1 defeat at Rosenborg on 1 October 1997.

• Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a match in Barcelona's 7-1 win against Bayer Leverkusenon 7 March 2012, a feat matched by Shakhtar Donetsk's Luiz Adriano at BATE Borisov on 21 October 2014. Tenmore players, also including Messi, have scored four times in a game, most recently Zlatan Ibrahimović for ParisSaint-Germain on matchday three in 2013/14.

• Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record for a UEFA Champions League stage with nine goals in 2013/14, which LuizAdriano matched in 2014/15. Zlatan Ibrahimović (2013/14), Ruud van Nistelrooy (2004/05), Filippo Inzaghi andHernán Crespo (both 2002/03) managed eight.

• Barcelona have finished as group winners on 17 occasions, two more than Real Madrid and three more thanManchester United and FC Bayern München.

• Bayern München (2 April 2013 to 27 November 2013) and Real Madrid (23 April 2014 to 18 February 2015) jointlyhold the record for successive wins in the UEFA Champions League proper with ten. Bayern surpassed the previousmark of nine, set by Barcelona between 18 September 2002 and 18 February 2003. Anderlecht's 12 straight defeats(10 December 2003 to 23 November 2005) is also a competition record.

• Six teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (1992/93), ParisSaint-Germain (1994/95), Spartak Moskva (1995/96), Barcelona (2002/03, first group stage) and Real Madrid(2011/12 and 2014/15).

• Sixteen teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a single point, mostrecently Marseille in 2013/14.

• Real Madrid scored 20 goals in the 2013/14 group stage, equalling the competition record held jointly by ManchesterUnited (1998/99) and Barcelona (2011/12). Barcelona scored 19 times in the 1999/2000 first group stage, a tallymatched by Real Madrid in 2011/12.

• Only Deportivo La Coruña (2004/05) and Maccabi Haifa (2009/10) have failed to score in a group stage.

• BATE Borisov conceded 24 goals in 2014/15, a new record. The previous mark, 22, was held by Dinamo Zagreb(2011/12) and Nordsjælland (2012/13). The next highest total is 19, shared by Galatasaray (2014/15), Žilina(2010/11), Debrecen (2009/10), Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08) and Ferencváros (1995/96).

• No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (1992/93),Ajax (1995/96), Juventus (1996/97 and 2004/05), Chelsea (2005/06), Liverpool (2005/06), Villarreal (2005/06),Manchester United (2010/11) and Monaco (2014/15) all let in just one.

• Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on matchday six of the 2006/07 campaign, Spartak Moskvawent 22 games without a victory in the competition, a mark Steaua Bucureşti surpassed on matchday six in 2013/14.

• The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is six points: Zenit in 2013/14. Since three points for a winwas introduced in 1995/96, eight teams have made it through with seven points: Legia Warszawa (1995/96), DynamoKyiv (1999/2000), Liverpool (2001/02), Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus (both 2002/03), Rangers

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and Werder Bremen (2005/06) and Basel 1893 (2014/15).

• Napoli failed to qualify from their group with 12 points in 2013/14, the highest total of any team not to reach the nextstage when the top two in each section progressed. Dynamo Kyiv (1999/2000), Borussia Dortmund (2002/03 – bothsecond group stage), PSV Eindhoven (2003/04), Olympiacos and Dynamo Kyiv (both 2004/05), Werder Bremen(2006/07), Manchester City (2011/12), Chelsea and CFR 1907 Cluj (both 2012/13) and Benfica (2013/14) all missedout with ten points.

• Only two teams have ever won the UEFA Champions League on home soil: Borussia Dortmund (1997, final inMunich) and Juventus (1996, final in Rome), while Manchester United lost the 2011 final in London and 12 monthslater Bayern were beaten in the showpiece in their own stadium, the Fußball Arena München.

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Team factsSL Benfica Formed: 1904Nickname: As Águias (The Eagles)

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Cup (2): 1961, 1962, (1963), (1965), (1968), (1988), (1990)• UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (1983), (2013), (2014)

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 34 (2015)Portuguese Cup: 25 (2014)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2014/15: group stage2013/14: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2012/13: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2011/12: quarter-finals2010/11: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2009/10: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals2008/09: UEFA Cup group stage2007/08: UEFA Cup round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2006/07: UEFA Cup quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2005/06: quarter-finals

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win10-0: Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange05/10/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg

• Biggest away win0-8: CS Stade Dudelange v Benfica30/09/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: Benfica v Manchester United FC09/03/66, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals second leg

• Heaviest away defeat7-0: RC Celta de Vigo v Benfica25/11/99, UEFA Cup third round first leg

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win3-0: Benfica v Celtic FC01/11/06, group stage

• Biggest away win0-2 twice, most recently v FC Basel 189318/10/11, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-2: Benfica v FC Zenit16/09/14, group stage0-2: Benfica v FC Barcelona02/10/12, group stage

• Heaviest away defeat3-0 three times, most recently v Paris Saint-Germain02/10/13, group stage

FC ZenitFormed: 1925Nickname: Sine-belo-golubye (Blue-White-Sky Blues)

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UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• UEFA Cup (1): 2008• UEFA Super Cup (1): 2008

Domestic honours (latest triumph in brackets)League title: 5 (2015)USSR/Russian Cup: 3 (2010)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless otherwise indicated)2014/15: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2013/14: round of 162012/13: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2011/12: round of 162010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs)2009/10: UEFA Europa League play-offs2008/09: UEFA Cup round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2007/08: UEFA Cup winners2006/07: did not compete in UEFA club competition2005/06: UEFA Cup quarter-finals

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win 8-0: Zenit v FC Encamp29/08/02, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg

• Biggest away win 0-5: FC Encamp v Zenit 15/08/02, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Zenit v Bologna FC16/09/99, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest away defeat 5-0 twice, most recently v VfB Stuttgart01/11/89, UEFA Cup second round second leg

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)• Biggest home win3-1: Zenit v Olympique Lyonnais20/10/15, group stage3-1: Zenit v FC Porto28/09/11, group stage2-0: Zenit v Valencia CF24/11/15, group stage

• Biggest away win0-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Zenit04/11/15, group stage0-2: SL Benfica v Zenit16/09/14, group stage0-2: FC BATE Borisov v Zenit 05/11/08, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat2-4: Zenit v Borussia Dortmund25/02/14, round of 16 first leg

• Heaviest away defeat4-1: FK Austria Wien v Zenit11/12/13, group stage3-0: Málaga CF v Zenit18/09/12, group stage3-0: Real Madrid CF v Zenit10/12/08, group stage

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-: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced*: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

Club competitionsUCL: UEFA Champions LeagueECCC: European Champion Clubs' CupUEL: UEFA Europa LeagueUCUP: UEFA CupUCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super CupUIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World CupCONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: Friendly internationalsU21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 ChampionshipU16: UEFA European Under-16 ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 ChampionshipU18: UEFA European Under-18 ChampionshipWWC: FIFA Women's World CupWEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship

F: Final GS: Group stageGS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First roundR2: Second round R3: Third roundR4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary roundSF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finalsR16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying roundR32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying

round2nd: second leg FT: Final tournamentPO: Play-off ELITE: Elite roundRep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-offPO - FT: Play-off for FinalTournament

GS-FT: Group stage – finaltournament

Competition stages(aet): After extra time pens: PenaltiesNo.: Number og: Own goalag: Match decided on awaygoals

P: Penaltyagg: Aggregate

Pld: Matches played AP: AppearancesPos.: Position Comp.: CompetitionPts: Points D: DrawnR: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birthRes.: Result ET: Extra Timesg: Match decided by silvergoal

GA: Goals againstt: Match decided by toss of acoin

GF: Goals for W: Wongg: Match decided by goldengoal

Y: BookedL: Lost

Y/R: Sent off (two yellowcards)

Nat.: NationalityN/A: Not applicable

f: Match forfeited

Other abbreviations

LegendALL-TIME STATISTICSThe all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFAclub competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League,UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in theInter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, whilethe FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only.Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where theofficial has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics consideredvalid for communicating official records.

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Squad listD: Disciplinary*: Misses next match if bookedS: SuspendedUCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs onlyUCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to currentmatchdayUCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final onlyUEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifyingDisclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use orinterpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations availableon UEFA.com.

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