Petersburg “Zenith” flew out of the Europa League. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The Russian club played the return match with the Spanish “Betis” for the right to play in the 1/8 finals of the league. The meeting was held in Seville and ended in a draw with a score of 0:0. At the 90th minute, Dmitry Chistyakov scored the ball into the Spaniards’ goal, but the referee canceled it.
On February 17, Zenit lost to the Spanish Betis in the first match of the playoff round for the right to play in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. The meeting was held in St. Petersburg and ended with the score 2:3 in favor of the guests.
Zenit got the opportunity to play in the playoffs of the second most important European competition, as they finished third in their group in the Champions League. Betis played in the 1/16 of the tournament, as they finished second in the Europa League group.
Spartak Moscow went straight to the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. The club finished first in Group C.
Source: Lenta
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