SAINT PETERSBURG, Feb 17 Petersburg Zenit lost to Spanish Betis » in the play-off match for reaching the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. In a meeting in St. Petersburg, a score of 3: 2 was recorded in favor of the guests, who scored Guido Rodriguez (8th minute), Willian José (18) and Andres Guardado ( 41). Balls in the “Zenith” were scored by Artem Dziuba (25) and Malcom (28). At the 73rd minute, striker Ivan Sergeyev made his debut for the St. Petersburg team. He replaced striker Artem Dziuba.
Zenit finished third in their Champions League group with Juventus, Chelsea and Malmö, thanks to which they received a ticket to the playoffs of the second most important European Cup tournament. Betis finished second in their Europa League quartet.