Zenit St. Petersburg vs Lyon
Europe – Champions League
Date: Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Kick-off at 17:55 UK/ 18:55 CET
Venue: Gazprom Arena (Saint Petersburg).
Zenit St Petersburg
Zenit will continue to be without four first team players on Wednesday: Malcom, Emanuel Mammana, Aleksandr Kokorin and Andrey Lunev.
Daler Kuzyaev and Yaroslav Rakitskiy will miss the final group match Zenit if they are booked
against Lyon.
Lyon
Memphis Depay named Lyon captain last week but missed out at the weekend due to injury and did not travel with the squad here. Star midfielder houssem Aouar also still sidelined.
Youssouf Kone will miss the final group match Lyon if he ordered away to Zenit on Wednesday. Marcal was sent off at the weekend but is free to play here.
Both Depay and Aouar will begin on Wednesday if they prove their fitness in time.
Zenit vs Lyon - Match Stats
Zenit have never lost to Lyon in three meetings, winning the previous clashes in St Petersburg 3-1 four years ago
Zenit must win - or get a goalless draw - to have any chance of progressing to the knockout stages
They have won seven of their last nine (and 12 of their last 15) European home games (D1, L2)
Lyon needed a 2-2 (or higher-scoring) draw or win to ensure they finish in the all-important two places in the group
French outfit have only lost three of their last 11 fixtures in Europe's self (W5, D3), and only three of their 16 overall (W6, D7)
They have conceded two goals in each of their last three away games in all competitions
