{"id":44403,"date":"2021-12-08T16:53:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T00:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=44403"},"modified":"2021-12-08T16:54:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T00:54:51","slug":"uefa-cl-azmoun-scores-as-zenit-draw-titleholders-at-home-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2021\/12\/08\/uefa-cl-azmoun-scores-as-zenit-draw-titleholders-at-home-video\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA CL: Azmoun scores as Zenit draw titleholders at home [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reuters &#8211; ST. PETERSBURG, <strong>Champions League holders Chelsea finished as Group H runners-up after conceding a stoppage-time equaliser in a pulsating 3-3 draw at Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result left Chelsea second on 13 points from six games, two behind group winners Juventus who leapt into pole position thanks to a 1-0 home win over Sweden&#8217;s Malmo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sides had already booked their last-16 berths while third-placed Zenit will go into the second-tier Europa League after the winter break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chelsea made a perfect start as Timo Werner fired them ahead in the second minute with a tap-in after a Ross Barkley corner was nodded into his path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mason Mount squandered a sitter to double the lead after Zenit twice came close to an equaliser and the England midfielder&#8217;s miss turned out to be costly as the home side turned the game round with two quickfire goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brazilian forward Claudinho levelled in the 38th with a glancing header into the far corner after his compatriot Douglas Santos swung in a cross past a static visiting defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rattled by the equaliser, Chelsea fell behind three minutes later when Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun beat the offside trap from Malcom&#8217;s fine through ball and slotted home after rounding goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Romelu Lukaku hit back in the 62nd minute as he stroked the ball into an empty net after a flowing move and Chelsea seemed to have forced the final twist after Werner struck again in the 85th thanks to more crisp-one touch passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move left Zenit&#8217;s defence bedazzled with Christian Pulisic delivering the final pass to Werner, who fired in a snap shot from 10 metres after side-stepping his marker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Premier League side were undone, however, by a spectacular equaliser at the death as they failed to clear a cross and Magomed Ozdoev unleashed an unstoppable volley into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIGHLIGHTS | Zenit St Petersburg vs. Chelsea (Champions League 2021-2022)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vcTBKdIhPyw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuters &#8211; ST. 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