Zenit vs Chelsea LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the action from St Petersburg as the group stage comes to a close
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.
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’s Malmo.
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.
Timo Werner fired Chelsea ahead in the second minute with a tap-in from a Ross Bakley corner before Brazilian Claudinho levelled in the 38th with a glancing header.
Rattled by the equaliser, Chelsea fell behind three minutes later when Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun beat the offside trap and slotted the ball home after rounding goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
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 good work by substitute Christian Pulisic.
The Premier League side were undone, however, by a spectacular equaliser at the death as they failed to clear a cross and late substitute Magomed Ozdoev unleashed an unstoppable volley past Kepa from the edge of the penalty area.
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Man Utd 1 - 1 Young Boys
54 mins: Shaw presses high into the Young Boys’ half and runs straight into Ngamaleu giving the visitors a free kick deep in their own half. They work it up the right wing to Maceiras who whips a cross into the box but guides it into the hands of Henderson.
The match has become a bit tepid, there’s not much urgency from either side.
Man Utd 1 - 1 Young Boys
51 mins: Young Boys get back in formation quickly as a Manchester United counter-attack starts to develop. The ball comes to Van de Beek who’s fouled by a back-tracking Siebatcheu in the middle of the centre circle.
Man Utd 1 - 1 Young Boys
48 mins: Martins goes on an enterprising run through United’s half and takes the ball up to the front edge of the penalty area. He lays it off to Siebatcheu who turns away from Bailly and smokes a left-footed effort wide of the post!
Second half: Man Utd 1 - 1 Young Boys
Kick off: No changes in personnel for Manchester United as they get the match restarted. Bailly flicks the ball up the pitch and Greenwood manages to bring it under control before sliding a pass over to Lingard who threads Elanga into the right side of the box. Elanga knocks the ball into the six-yard box where Greenwood is arriving but Faivre leaps in front of the ball and palms it away! Almost the perfect start to the second half for Man Utd.
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Man Utd 1 - 1 Young Boys
Manchester United have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last five Champions League group stage matches at Old Trafford, their longest run without a home shutout at this stage of the competition.
Man Utd 1 - 1 Young Boys
Here’s Mason Greenwood’s opener for Manchester United. Have a look at this finish, it’s a thing of beauty:
Half-time: Man Utd 1 - 1 Young Boys
45 mins: There was a lot for Ralf Rangnick to enjoy about that half but a mistake has brought Young Boys back into the game. No added minutes to play so the teams go into half-time on level terms.
Will we see any of the Manchester United youngsters in the second half?
GOAL! Man Utd 1 - 1 Young Boys (Rieder, 42’)⚽️
42 mins: Oh what a finish! It’s a mistake from Donny van de Beek whose heavy touch just outside his own box gives the ball away to Fabian Rieder. He rolls it to the right and drills a rocket into the far top corner. Henderson leaps across but there’s no chance of him getting to the ball. Young Balls are level. What a goal!
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