Zenit St Petersburg secured a narrow advantage in their Champions League last-16 tie against Benfica as Roman Shirokov's brace helped the hosts to a hard-fought 3-2 win at a frigid Stadion Petrovskiy. With temperatures hovering around the minus-10 degrees centigrade mark, the encounter was a punishing one for both sets of players, but it was the Portuguese visitors who settled first as they too...Full Story »

Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg picked up their first points of this season's Champions League with a comfortable 3-1 win over outside fancies Porto. Having lifted the Europa League and remained unbeaten on their way to winning the Liga last season, the Portuguese side are some people's dark horses to do well in this year's competition, with their opening-round win over Shakhtar Donetsk b...Full Story »