Zenit St Petersburg v Benfica, 15 February 2012
| Score | 3-2 to Zenit St Petersburg |
| Referee | Jonas Eriksson |
| Competition | UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st leg |
| Venue | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
| Attendance | 18,200 |
Kick Off: 8:45pm Local Time (7:45pm BST)
3 Zenit St Petersburg
Manager: Luciano Spalletti
Goals:
| Roman Shirokov | 27 |
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| Sergei Semak | 71 |
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| Roman Shirokov | 88 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yury Zhevnov
Defender
Alexander Anyukov
(captain)
Defender
Bruno Alves
Defender
Tomáš Hubočan
Defender
Nicolas Lombaerts
Defender/Midfielder
Roman Shirokov
Midfielder
Igor Denisov
Midfielder
Viktor Faizulin
Midfielder
Konstantin Zyryonov
Forward
Maxim Kanunnikov
Forward
Alexander Kerzhakov
Substitutions:
| Sergei Semak for Konstantin Zyryonov | 46 |
| Vladimir Bystrov for Maxim Kanunnikov | 66 |
| Alessandro Rosina for Viktor Faizulin | 89 |
Cards:
| Bruno Alves | 17 | Y |
| Alexander Anyukov | 63 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dimitri Borodin
Defender
Igor Cheminava
Defender
Aleksandar Luković
Midfielder
Vladimir Bystrov
Midfielder
Szabolcs Huszti
Midfielder
Alessandro Rosina
Midfielder
Sergei Semak
2 Benfica
Manager: Jorge Jesus
Goals:
| Maxi Pereira | 20 |
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| Oscar Cardozo | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Artur
Goalkeeper
Emerson
Defender
Ezequiel Garay
Defender
Maxi Pereira
Defender
Luisão
Defender/Centre back
(captain)
Nemanja Matić
Defender/Midfielder
Nicolás Gaitán
Midfielder
Axel Witsel
Midfielder
Bruno Cesar
Forward
Oscar Cardozo
Forward
Rodrigo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Pablo Aimar for Rodrigo | 30 |
| Nolito for Bruno Cesar | 76 |
| Miguel Vitor for Nicolás Gaitán | 90 |
Cards:
| Luisão | 13 | Y |
| Bruno Cesar | 45 | Y |
| Pablo Aimar | 75 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eduardo
Defender
Jardel
Defender
Miguel Vitor
Midfielder
Pablo Aimar
Forward
Nélson Oliveira
Forward
Nolito
Forward
Javier Saviola