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Report: SL Benfica 2 - 0 FC Zenit - 06 March 2012 |
| Champions League Round 16 2nd Leg | Kick-off 19:45 GMT | ||
SL BENFICA | FC ZENIT | |
 | 2 - 0 |  |
| 4 - 3 agg. | ||
| 45'+1 Maxi Pereira | ||
| 90'+3 Nélson Oliveira | ||
Benfica qualify for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 6 years.
Maxi Pereira put the home side ahead on the 45th minute with Witsel's backheel inside the area.
Zenit had a large chunk of possession in the second-half but failed to create any real danger.
Nélson Oliveira made it sure in injury time when he slotted past the keeper to celebrate his first European Benfica goal and cement Benfica's place in the Last 8 of the top UEFA competition.
Statistics
| Possession | Shots (on target) | Corners | Offsides | Fouls | Yellows (reds) |
| 47% | 53% | 20(6) | 6(2) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 2(0) | 2(0) |
Planet Benfica's Key Players: Maxi Pereira, Witsel, Gaitán and Luisão
Date: Tuesday 6th March 2012, 19:45 GMT PT/UK (20:45 CET)
Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisboa
Competition: Champions League Round 16 2nd Leg
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG)
Assistant Referees: Michael Mullarkey (ENG) and Stephen Child (ENG)
Additional Referees: Martin Atkinson (ENG) and Mark Clattenburg (ENG)
Fourth Referee: Mike Dean (ENG)
Attendance: 48,909
Weather: Mostly Cloudy 13°C - Humidity: 80% Wind: N 16mp/h @ 19:00 BST
TV: RTP + HD (Portugal), Sky Sports HD 4 (UK), NTV (Russia), Sportsnet (Canada), MSG+ (USA), Fox Sports Net (USA)... Full list here
BENFICA Artur; Maxi, Luisão (c), Jardel and Emerson; Javi García, Axel Witsel, Bruno César and Gaitán (Matic 71'); Cardozo and Rodrigo (Nolito 61')
Subs: Eduardo, Miguel Vítor, Capdevila, Matic, Nolito, Saviola and Nélson Oliveira
Coach: Jorge Jesus
ZENIT Malafeev; Anyukov (c) (Bruno Alves 53'), Criscito, Lombaerts and Hubocan; Shirokov, Zyryanov (Fayzulin 70') and Semak; Denisov (vc), Bystrov (Lazovic 46') and Kerzhakov
Subs: Zhevnov, Bruno Alves, Fayzulin, Huszti, Lazovic, Bukharov and Kanunnikov
Coach: Luciano Spalletti
Disciplinary action: Yellow card to Anyukov (4'), Javi García (15'), Denisov (67') and Nélson Oliveira (90'+3)
Highlights: Match highlights here
Photos: High-quality images here
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