The UEFA Champions League resumes on Tuesday as Zenit host Borussia Dortmund.
Both sides have been seriously hit by injuries and will struggle to field full-strength XIs, while the Russians haven't played a competitive game in months.
Can BVB conquer Eastern Europe and come back with a result intact? Check in with us to find out!
We'll be dishing out half-time and full-time grades for both sides.
Zenit XI
Player | Position | H/T Rating | F/T Rating |
Yuri Lodygin | GK | 6 | 6 |
Aleksandar Anyukov | RB | 5 | 5 |
Nicolas Lombaerts | CB | 5 | 5 |
Neto | CB | 5 | 5 |
Domenico Criscito | LB | 3 | 3 |
Axel Witsel | CM | 7 | 6 |
Oleg Shatov | CM | 6 | 6 |
Viktor Fayzulin | CM | 5 | 5 |
Andrey Arshavin | LW | 5 | 5 |
Hulk | RW | 6 | 6 |
Salomon Rondon | ST | 6 | 6 |
Subs | |||
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | DM | 6 | 3 |
Igor Smolnikov | RB | N/A | N/A |
Alexander Kerzhakov | ST | N/A | N/A |
Lodygin: Helpless for the goals goals as Criscito and Co. put him on the spot.
Anyukov: A non-entity going forward but did well enough in the defensive phase.
Lombaerts: Struggled with Robert Lewandowski's presence throughout.
Neto: Also struggled with Lewandowski and the general pace of BVB's attack. Made errors in the passing game.
Criscito: Let Marco Reus slip for the first goal, out of position for the second. A generally poor showing.
Witsel: The one decent performance from a Zenit player; very strong in midfield.
Shatov: Started central but shifted to the left when Andrey Arshavin went off. Ineffectual for the most part, but did score a key goal.
Fayzulin: Did not assert himself in the centre and surrendered control of play too easily.
Arshavin: Barely touched the ball before leaving with a hamstring injury in the 15th minute.
Hulk: Had to drop very deep to find the ball, unable to get into strong positions in possession. Scored a cracking penalty but was generally bottled up.
Rondon: No service had him extremely frustrated, looked lively and battled well. Hit the post.
(sub): Tymoschuk: Solid and steady initially, but proceeded to gift possession away over and over again. A key reason why they conceded so many.
BVB XI
Player | Position | H/T Rating | F/T Rating |
Roman Weidenfeller | GK | 7 | 7 |
Lukasz Piszczek | RB | 7 | 8 |
Manuel Friedrich | CB | 7 | 7 |
Sokratis | CB | 7 | 6 |
Marcel Schmelzer | LB | 8 | 8 |
Sebastian Kehl | DM | 7 | 7 |
Nuri Sahin | DM | 7 | 7 |
Kevin Grosskreutz | LW | 7 | 8 |
Henrikh Mkhitaryan | AMC | 7 | 6 |
Marco Reus | RW | 8 | 9 |
Robert Lewandowski | ST | 8 | 9 |
Subs | |||
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | MID | N/A | 6 |
Jonas Hofmann | MID | N/A | N/A |
Eric Durm | MID | N/A | N/A |
Weidenfeller: A quiet evening for the goalkeeper. Sokratis' error caused the first goal, the penalty shouldn't have been given.
Piszczek: An excellent option roaming forward from right-back, grabbed a second-half assist. Tidy on the ball.
Friedrich: Strong and solid in the face of a combative opponent (Rondon).
Sokratis: Excellent when stepping out and dealing with potentially dangerous balls in to the front line. Gave away the ball for Zenit's opener, though.
Schmelzer: Did a good job on Hulk and helped in possession on the left. Cleared a chip off the line.
Kehl: Stepped in for Sven Bender superbly, led the deep midfield line very well.
Sahin: Tidy in possession, but did little in terms of killer impact. Don't read that as a slight on him, though.
Grosskreutz: A little iffy in terms of pass completion, but provided excellent cover for Schmelzer in engaging Hulk.
Mkhitaryan: Scored the opener, but had a quiet game. Disappointing final third passes.
Reus: A sensational run to create the first goal, converted the second brilliantly on the turn. Grabbed an assist for Lewandowski's second. An excellent showing.
Lewandowski: Worked his socks off, created the second goal and scored two himself. A brilliant night's work.
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