Match Events
- 45′Chelsea, yellow card:
- Half-time
- 62′Zenit, yellow card:
- 63′Chelsea, substitution:off
- 69′Chelsea, goal:1–0assist
- 75′Zenit, substitution:
- 76′Zenit, substitution:
- 82′Zenit, substitution:
- 83′Chelsea, substitution:off
- 83′Chelsea, substitution:off
- 88′Zenit, substitution:
- 88′Zenit, substitution:
- 90+3′Chelsea, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 0
Lineups
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Chelsea
3-4-2-1
7.16
Average match ratingChelsea +0.29
6.87
Zenit
5-4-1
Referee
Bartosz Frankowski
Stamford Bridge
Key Stats
66%Possession34%
–Expected Goals–
11Shots6
2Shots on Target2
7Corners4
92%Pass Accuracy84%
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Match report
Chelsea vs Zenit — the facts
Chelsea beat Zenit 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Chelsea met Zenit in the UEFA Champions League (Group H - 1). Kick-off was Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 19:00 UTC at Stamford Bridge. Referee: Bartosz Frankowski.
Team pages: Chelsea · Zenit · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 69' Goal: Romelu Lukaku (assist: César Azpilicueta) — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
Zenit (5-4-1)
- 1 Stanislav Kritsyuk
- 14 Daler Kuzyaev
- 5 Wílmar Barrios
- 2 Dmitri Chistyakov
- 3 Douglas Santos
- 44 Yaroslav Rakitskyi
- 7 Sardar Azmoun
- 8 Wendel
- 11 Claudinho
- 19 A. Sutormin
- 10 Malcom
About this match
On this page: the Chelsea vs Zenit final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Chelsea and Zenit team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.