A second-half double from Son Heung-min earned Bayer Leverkusen an impressive 2-1 win at Zenit St Petersburg which put them on the brink of the Champions League knockout stage. The South Korean curled home a brilliant first from outside the area following a clever free-kick after 68 minutes and then finished clinically to add a second five minutes later. The German side rode their luck at time...Full Story »

Alexander Kerzhakov scored the winner with just four minutes remaining as Zenit St Petersburg overcame 10-man Porto 1-0 in UEFA Champions League Group G. Hector Herrera was sent off after just six minutes but the home side refused to back down and had the better of a cagey first half. But in the 86th minute the impressive Hulk crossed for Kerzhakov to score and fire Zenit into second place in ...Full Story »

ST PETERSBURG, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Zenit St Petersburg's Alexander Kerzhakov will miss their final Champions League Group C match at AC Milan on Tuesday with a leg injury. The 30-year-old striker, who leads the Russian Premier League with 10 goals this season, had pulled a muscle in his thigh, Zenit said on their Twitter feed on Monday. The Russian champions have lost any chance of reaching the ...Full Story »

Aleksandr Kerzhakov's second-half penalty earned Zenit St Petersburg a first Champions League victory of the season after a 1-0 win over listless Anderlecht. In a dire affair conducted under a constant Russian downpour, Zenit's expensively assembled team could only fumble their way towards a host of half-chances. Hulk and Axel Witsel, recruited for £64million from Porto and Benfica respec...Full Story »

Aleksandr Kerzhakov scored the first and only goal of the night as Cristiano Ronaldo & Co. were beaten 1-0 in Moscow, despite being more dominant after the hosts took the lead Russia head coach Fabio Capello has praised his players after they beat Portugal in their World Cup qualifier on Friday evening. Aleksandr Kerzhakov netted in the first 10 minutes to give the hosts the lead in Mosc...Full Story »

The Zenit striker hit the only goal of the game after six minutes as the hosts held out against relentless pressure from Paulo Bento's side with some stoic defensive work An early goal from Aleksandr Kerzhakov was enough to hand Russia all three points against Portugal in Moscow. The Zenit St Petersburg man fired past Rui Patricio with just six minutes on the clock, and despite the visitors ...Full Story »

Cesare Prandelli believes that Italy's 3-0 friendly defeat against Russia on Friday will be a valuable lesson for his team at Euro 2012. A goal from Aleksandr Kerzhakov and a double from Roman Shirokov, all in the second half, stunned the Azzurri in what was their final warm-up match before the start of the Euros. After the game, Prandelli rued his side's defensive errors, but admitted to ha...Full Story »

Zenit St Petersburg striker Alexander Kerzhakov believes sub-zero temperatures in Russia will not play to his side's advantage in their Champions League last-16 clash against Benfica. Thermometers are set to drop to minus 15 degrees centigrade at the Petrovsky Stadium on Wednesday night, with the freezing conditions likely to affect the visiting team more than the hosts. Zenit booked their pla...Full Story »