2008 UEFA Cup Final
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The 2008 UEFA Cup Final was the 37th final of the UEFA Cup
, UEFA
's second tier club football tournament. The match was played at the City of Manchester Stadium
, home ground of Manchester City F.C.
, in Manchester
, England
, at 20:45 CEST
(19:45 local time) on 14 May 2008.
The match was contested by Zenit St. Petersburg of Russia
and Rangers
of Scotland
. It was billed as a battle of Rangers managerial staff, with ex-boss Dick Advocaat
, currently the manager of Zenit, pitted against current boss Walter Smith
, who has had two stints as manager of Rangers, with both completing the Scottish domestic treble; Smith in 1993, Advocaat in 1999.
Zenit won the match 2–0, with goals coming from Igor Denisov
and Konstantin Zyryanov
, to win Zenit their first UEFA Cup title, and make them only the second Russia
n side to win the competition, after CSKA Moscow in 2004–05.
The logo of the final shows a picture of the City of Manchester Stadium, created by English artist Liam Spencer
. It was unveiled at a ceremony in the stadium on December 6.
asked the British government to ease visa
procedures for Russian fans, despite Russia having cancelled visas for British fans travelling to 2008 UEFA Champions League Final
in Moscow
. However, the Director for British Visa Services for the CIS, Mandy Ivemy, said that "for the U.K. government, visas and biometric checks are a vital part of immigration policy, and we are not prepared to waive them".
Meanwhile, there was a mass flow of Rangers fans into Manchester
. Over a hundred thousand supporters 'invaded' the city despite the club's official ticket allocation being just 13,000 and police requests for fans to stay at home. The influx of people resulted in there being no vacant hotel rooms in a twenty mile radius of the city and the total amount of money that was ploughed into the local economy was estimated to be around £25 million.
Rangers' home ground, Ibrox
, was opened to show a live beamback of the match to approximately 30,000 spectators. Fans queued overnight for a seat in the stadium, and the capacity was reached more than two hours before kick-off.
, who had picked up two bookings in the knockout stages of the tournament and was therefore suspended. However, they were able to call upon their other star names such as attacking midfielders Andrei Arshavin and Konstantin Zyryanov
, as well as holding midfielder Anatoliy Tymoschuk
.
Rangers manager Walter Smith
started with Jean-Claude Darcheville
on his own up-front, with a five man midfield supporting him comprising Steven Davis
, Kevin Thomson
, Steven Whittaker
, Barry Ferguson
and Brahim Hemdani
. Neil Alexander
was making only his tenth start in goal for Rangers, first choice keeper Allan McGregor
was injured.
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RANGERS:
|
GK
13
Neil Alexander
RB
21
Kirk Broadfoot
CB
3
David Weir
CB
24
Carlos Cuéllar
LB
5
Saša Papac
DM
7
Brahim Hemdani
RM
28
Steven Whittaker
CM
6
Barry Ferguson
(c)
CM
8
Kevin Thomson
LM
35
Steven Davis
CF
19
Jean-Claude Darcheville
Substitutes:
GK
16
Graeme Smith
DF
30
Christian Dailly
MF
11
Charlie Adam
MF
39
Amdy Faye
FW
9
Kris Boyd
FW
10
Nacho Novo
FW
27
Lee McCulloch
Manager:
Walter Smith
The event was marred by fans rioting in Manchester city centre; these riots started after a big screen that was due to show the match had failed. BBC News 24
interrupted normal programming to broadcast the riots live on television and ITN's flagship News at Ten
programme gave extensive coverage to the riots.
A Zenit fan was also attacked and stabbed. Eleven people were convicted of rioting and given prison sentences varying from six months to three-and-a-half years in September 2010.
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
's second tier club football tournament. The match was played at the City of Manchester Stadium
City of Manchester Stadium
The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of...
, home ground of Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
, in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, at 20:45 CEST
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...
(19:45 local time) on 14 May 2008.
The match was contested by Zenit St. Petersburg of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It was billed as a battle of Rangers managerial staff, with ex-boss Dick Advocaat
Dick Advocaat
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...
, currently the manager of Zenit, pitted against current boss Walter Smith
Walter Smith
Walter Smith, OBE is a Scottish football manager. His most recent job was at Scottish Premier League club Rangers.Smith had a relatively modest playing career, consisting of two spells with Dundee United which was split by a short time at Dumbarton.A pelvic injury meant he moved in to coaching at...
, who has had two stints as manager of Rangers, with both completing the Scottish domestic treble; Smith in 1993, Advocaat in 1999.
Zenit won the match 2–0, with goals coming from Igor Denisov
Igor Denisov
Igor Vladimirovich Denisov is an association footballer who played midfielder. He currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and represents Russia at international level but he refused to be called up for the provisional 25-man squad of players for the Euro 2008.Denisov was part of the 2008 UEFA...
and Konstantin Zyryanov
Konstantin Zyryanov
Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov is an association footballer who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russian national team....
, to win Zenit their first UEFA Cup title, and make them only the second Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n side to win the competition, after CSKA Moscow in 2004–05.
The logo of the final shows a picture of the City of Manchester Stadium, created by English artist Liam Spencer
Liam Spencer
Liam Spencer is a British artist.-Early life:Spencer was born in Burnley, Lancashire. He attended St Theodore's RC High School in the town. He went on to study at Burnley College and Manchester Polytechnic...
. It was unveiled at a ceremony in the stadium on December 6.
Knockout stage
| Zenit St. Petersburg | |Rangers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community... H 1–0 |
Pogrebnyak Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is an association footballer currently plays as a striker with German side VfB Stuttgart and the Russian national team... 63' |
Round of 32 First leg |
 PanathinaikosPanathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most... H 0–0 |
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| Villarreal A 1–2 Zenit St. Petersburg won on away goals |
Pogrebnyak Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is an association footballer currently plays as a striker with German side VfB Stuttgart and the Russian national team... 31' |
Second leg | Panathinaikos A 1–1 Rangers won on away goals |
Novo Nacho Novo Ignacio Javier "Nacho" Gómez Novo is a Spanish association footballer who plays for La Liga side Sporting Gijón.Novo formerly played for Huesca in Spain then moved to Scotland with Raith Rovers and Dundee. In July 2004, he moved to Rangers for £450,000. During his first season at the club he... 81' |
|
| Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... A 1–3 |
Arshavin 82' | Round of 16 First leg |
 Werder BremenSV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... H 2–0 |
Cousin Daniel Cousin Daniel Michel Cousin is a Gabonese footballer who plays as a striker. He last played for Larissa and represents Gabon, for whom he is captain. Previously he has played for , Martigues, , Le Mans Union Club 72, RC Lens and Hull City.... 45' Davis Steven Davis Steven Davis is a Northern Irish association footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Northern Ireland national team... 47' |
|
| Marseille H 2–0 Zenit St. Petersburg won on away goals |
Pogrebnyak Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is an association footballer currently plays as a striker with German side VfB Stuttgart and the Russian national team... 39', 78' |
Second leg | Werder Bremen A 0–1 |
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| Bayer Leverkusen A 4–1 |
Arshavin 20' Pogrebnyak Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is an association footballer currently plays as a striker with German side VfB Stuttgart and the Russian national team... 52' Anyukov Aleksandr Anyukov Aleksandr Gennadyevich Anyukov is a Russia international association football defender. He plays and is the current club captain for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.... 61' Denisov Igor Denisov Igor Vladimirovich Denisov is an association footballer who played midfielder. He currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and represents Russia at international level but he refused to be called up for the provisional 25-man squad of players for the Euro 2008.Denisov was part of the 2008 UEFA... 64' |
Quarter-finals First leg |
 Sporting CP H 0–0 |
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| Bayer Leverkusen H 0–1 |
Second leg | Sporting CP A 2–0 |
Darcheville Jean-Claude Darcheville Jean-Claude Ducan Darcheville is a former French footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs in France, England and Scotland. He spent the final two years of his career with Greek Super League side AO Kavala.... 60' Whittaker Steven Whittaker Steven Gordon Whittaker is a Scottish association footballer who currently plays as a right back for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Scotland national side.... 90+2' |
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| Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... A 1–1 |
Lúcio Lúcio Lucimar Ferreira da Silva , commonly known as Lúcio, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Inter and the Brazil national team. He is a strong defender with good aerial play, who adds presence in the attack.Lúcio began his professional career in 1997, in one... 60' (o.g. Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ) |
Semi-finals First leg |
 FiorentinaACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A... H 0–0 |
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| Bayern Munich H 4–0 |
Pogrebnyak Pavel Pogrebnyak Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is an association footballer currently plays as a striker with German side VfB Stuttgart and the Russian national team... 4', 73' Zyryanov Konstantin Zyryanov Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov is an association footballer who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russian national team.... 39' Fayzulin Viktor Fayzulin Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin is a Russian football midfielder, who currently plays for Zenit.A graduate of CYSS based in his hometown Nahodka, he started his professional career with Okean. Later he played for SKA-Energia and Spartak Nalchik. In December 2007 he signed a contract with Zenit until... 54' |
Second leg | Fiorentina A 0–0 (a.e.t.) Rangers won 4–2 on penalties |
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Pre-match
Zenit and Michel PlatiniMichel Platini
Michel François Platini is a former French football player, manager and current president of UEFA. Platini was a member of the French national team that won the 1984 European Championship, a tournament in which he was the top goalscorer and voted the best player. He participated in the 1978, 1982...
asked the British government to ease visa
Visa (document)
A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
procedures for Russian fans, despite Russia having cancelled visas for British fans travelling to 2008 UEFA Champions League Final
2008 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2008 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place on Wednesday, 21 May 2008 at 20:45 CEST . The match was played at the Luzhniki Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, to determine the winner of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. However, the Director for British Visa Services for the CIS, Mandy Ivemy, said that "for the U.K. government, visas and biometric checks are a vital part of immigration policy, and we are not prepared to waive them".
Meanwhile, there was a mass flow of Rangers fans into Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. Over a hundred thousand supporters 'invaded' the city despite the club's official ticket allocation being just 13,000 and police requests for fans to stay at home. The influx of people resulted in there being no vacant hotel rooms in a twenty mile radius of the city and the total amount of money that was ploughed into the local economy was estimated to be around £25 million.
Rangers' home ground, Ibrox
Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082...
, was opened to show a live beamback of the match to approximately 30,000 spectators. Fans queued overnight for a seat in the stadium, and the capacity was reached more than two hours before kick-off.
Team news
Zenit St. Petersburg were without the competition's top scorer, Pavel PogrebnyakPavel Pogrebnyak
Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak is an association footballer currently plays as a striker with German side VfB Stuttgart and the Russian national team...
, who had picked up two bookings in the knockout stages of the tournament and was therefore suspended. However, they were able to call upon their other star names such as attacking midfielders Andrei Arshavin and Konstantin Zyryanov
Konstantin Zyryanov
Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov is an association footballer who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russian national team....
, as well as holding midfielder Anatoliy Tymoschuk
Anatoliy Tymoschuk
Anatoliy Oleksandrovych Tymoshchuk is a Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Ukrainian national team.Tymoshchuk began his professional career with his local Volyn Lutsk...
.
Rangers manager Walter Smith
Walter Smith
Walter Smith, OBE is a Scottish football manager. His most recent job was at Scottish Premier League club Rangers.Smith had a relatively modest playing career, consisting of two spells with Dundee United which was split by a short time at Dumbarton.A pelvic injury meant he moved in to coaching at...
started with Jean-Claude Darcheville
Jean-Claude Darcheville
Jean-Claude Ducan Darcheville is a former French footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs in France, England and Scotland. He spent the final two years of his career with Greek Super League side AO Kavala....
on his own up-front, with a five man midfield supporting him comprising Steven Davis
Steven Davis
Steven Davis is a Northern Irish association footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Northern Ireland national team...
, Kevin Thomson
Kevin Thomson
Kevin Thomson is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Middlesbrough and the Scotland national football team. Thomson began his career with Hibernian before joining Rangers in 2007 for a £2m transfer fee. He plays as a defensive midfielder with key attributes of passing and tackling...
, Steven Whittaker
Steven Whittaker
Steven Gordon Whittaker is a Scottish association footballer who currently plays as a right back for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Scotland national side....
, Barry Ferguson
Barry Ferguson
Barry Ferguson MBE is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackpool.Ferguson has made 82 appearances in European competitions, all for Rangers, which makes him the record European appearance holder at the club. He was also inducted into the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame...
and Brahim Hemdani
Brahim Hemdani
Brahim Hemdani is a French-born Algerian professional footballer. He is currently on a 4 week trial with newly formed Senegalese side Rowl-N-Phrita.-Club career:...
. Neil Alexander
Neil Alexander
Neil Alexander is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Rangers.-Early career:...
was making only his tenth start in goal for Rangers, first choice keeper Allan McGregor
Allan McGregor
Allan James McGregor is a Scottish association footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rangers and the Scotland national team...
was injured.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG: | |||
| GK | 16 |  Vyacheslav Malafeev |
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| RB | 22 | Aleksandr Anyukov Aleksandr Anyukov Aleksandr Gennadyevich Anyukov is a Russia international association football defender. He plays and is the current club captain for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.... |
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| CB | 4 |  Ivica KrižanacIvica Križanac Ivica Križanac is a Croatian football defender who currently plays for RNK Split.He previously played for Górnik Zabrze of Poland where he became one of Polish league's best players. Since joining FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Ivica has been a major player. He is a consistent player... |
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| CB | 15 | Roman Shirokov Roman Shirokov Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov is an association football defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Zenit in the Russian Premier League and for the Russia national football team.-Early career:... |
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| LB | 11 |  Radek ŠírlRadek Šírl Radek Šírl is a Czech football midfielder. He currently plays for FK Mladá Boleslav. His former clubs include Sparta Prague and Bohemians Prague. He plays as a left midfielder or left back. He has been called up to the Czech Republic national football team. He also played for them at the 2001 FIFA... |
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| DM | 44 |  Anatoliy TymoschukAnatoliy Tymoschuk Anatoliy Oleksandrovych Tymoshchuk is a Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Ukrainian national team.Tymoshchuk began his professional career with his local Volyn Lutsk... (c) |
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| RM | 18 | Konstantin Zyryanov Konstantin Zyryanov Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov is an association footballer who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russian national team.... |
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| LM | 27 | Igor Denisov Igor Denisov Igor Vladimirovich Denisov is an association footballer who played midfielder. He currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and represents Russia at international level but he refused to be called up for the provisional 25-man squad of players for the Euro 2008.Denisov was part of the 2008 UEFA... |
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| RW | 20 | Viktor Fayzulin Viktor Fayzulin Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin is a Russian football midfielder, who currently plays for Zenit.A graduate of CYSS based in his hometown Nahodka, he started his professional career with Okean. Later he played for SKA-Energia and Spartak Nalchik. In December 2007 he signed a contract with Zenit until... |
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| LW | 10 | Andrei Arshavin |
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| CF | 9 |  Fatih TekkeFatih Tekke Fatih Tekke is a Turkish international footballer who currently plays as a striker for Orduspor in the Süper Lig.-Club career:... |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 1 |  Kamil ČontofalskýKamil Contofalský Kamil Čontofalský is a Slovak international football goalkeeper who plays for the Czech Gambrinus liga side SK Slavia Prague.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 5 |  Kim Dong-JinKim Dong-Jin Kim Dong-Jin is a South Korean footballer who plays for FC Seoul as left back. He can also play as a centre back.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 2 | Vladislav Radimov Vladislav Radimov Vladislav Nikolayevich Radimov is a retired association footballer who played midfielder. Currently, he works as an assistant coach with FC Zenit St. Petersburg. He was previously the captain of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and is a former Russian international player. He was a right-sided... |
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| MF | 25 |  Fernando RicksenFernando Ricksen Fernando Ricksen is a Dutch football defender/midfielder. He played on the right side of defence, midfield or as a central holding player... |
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| MF | 57 | Aleksei Ionov Aleksei Ionov Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov is an association footballer who played midfielder, who currently plays for Zenit.He started playing football at the age of six. Later he graduated from SCYSSOR Zenit, and started playing for Zenit Reserves in 2007. He played for Zenit three times in UEFA Cup... |
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| MF | 88 | Olexandr Gorshkov Olexandr Gorshkov (footballer) Oleksandr Horshkov is an association football coach and former midfielder. In early 2011, he was in talks with FC Baltika Kaliningrad to sign up as their manager, but could not agree on the contract.-International career:... |
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| FW | 7 |  Alejandro DomínguezAlejandro Damián Domínguez Alejandro Damián Domínguez is an Argentine footballer who plays for River Plate, as an attacking midfielder or a second striker.-Career:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Dick Advocaat Dick Advocaat Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team... |
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Neil AlexanderNeil Alexander
Neil Alexander is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Rangers.-Early career:...
Kirk BroadfootKirk Broadfoot
Kirk Broadfoot is a Scottish professional association football player who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers. He has played mainly as a centre back during his career but has been playing regularly as a right back and sometimes as a left back...
David WeirDavid Weir
David Weir is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and is a Scottish internationalist, as a centre back....
Carlos CuéllarCarlos Cuéllar
Carlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Aston Villa. He is primarily a central defender, but can also operate as a right-back.-Early career:...
Saša PapacSaša Papac
Saša Papac is a Bosnian association footballer who currently plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League and the Bosnia & Herzegovina national team....
Brahim HemdaniBrahim Hemdani
Brahim Hemdani is a French-born Algerian professional footballer. He is currently on a 4 week trial with newly formed Senegalese side Rowl-N-Phrita.-Club career:...
Steven WhittakerSteven Whittaker
Steven Gordon Whittaker is a Scottish association footballer who currently plays as a right back for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Scotland national side....
Barry FergusonBarry Ferguson
Barry Ferguson MBE is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackpool.Ferguson has made 82 appearances in European competitions, all for Rangers, which makes him the record European appearance holder at the club. He was also inducted into the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame...
(c)
Kevin ThomsonKevin Thomson
Kevin Thomson is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Middlesbrough and the Scotland national football team. Thomson began his career with Hibernian before joining Rangers in 2007 for a £2m transfer fee. He plays as a defensive midfielder with key attributes of passing and tackling...
Steven DavisSteven Davis
Steven Davis is a Northern Irish association footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Northern Ireland national team...
Jean-Claude DarchevilleJean-Claude Darcheville
Jean-Claude Ducan Darcheville is a former French footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs in France, England and Scotland. He spent the final two years of his career with Greek Super League side AO Kavala....
Graeme SmithGraeme Smith (footballer born 1982)
Graeme Smith is a Scottish association footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for St. Mirren in the Scottish Premier League.-Kilmarnock:...
Christian DaillyChristian Dailly
Christian Eduard Dailly is a Scottish professional footballer who is without a club having last played for Championship side Portsmouth. He is a versatile player, often seen in defence or defensive midfield, but has played in most outfield positions during his career. Dailly is Scotland's...
Charlie AdamCharlie Adam
Charles Graham "Charlie" Adam is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liverpool and the Scotland national football team....
Amdy Faye Kris BoydKris Boyd
Kris Boyd is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Turkish side Eskişehirspor.Boyd grew up in the Ayrshire village of Tarbolton and started his senior career with Kilmarnock. He transferred to Rangers in January 2006, and was Rangers' top goalscorer in each of his...
Nacho NovoNacho Novo
Ignacio Javier "Nacho" Gómez Novo is a Spanish association footballer who plays for La Liga side Sporting Gijón.Novo formerly played for Huesca in Spain then moved to Scotland with Raith Rovers and Dundee. In July 2004, he moved to Rangers for £450,000. During his first season at the club he...
Lee McCullochLee McCulloch
Lee Henry McCulloch is a Scottish association footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers.He has been capped on 18 occasions by the Scotland national football team. During his career McCulloch has played for Motherwell, Wigan Athletic and Rangers as club level...
Walter SmithWalter Smith
Walter Smith, OBE is a Scottish football manager. His most recent job was at Scottish Premier League club Rangers.Smith had a relatively modest playing career, consisting of two spells with Dundee United which was split by a short time at Dumbarton.A pelvic injury meant he moved in to coaching at...
Man of the Match: Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St. Petersburg)Assistant referees:  Stefan Wittberg Henrik AndrenFourth official: Martin IngvarssonMartin Ingvarsson Martin Ingvarsson is a Swedish football referee. Ingvarsson currently resides in Hässleholm. He was a full international referee for FIFA between 1997 and 2010. He became a professional referee in 1984 and has been an Allsvenskan referee since 1993... |
Match statistics
| Zenit | Rangers | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 2 | 0 |
| Total shots | 19 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 56% | 44% |
| Corner kicks | 9 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 12 | 12 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Fan violence
The event was marred by fans rioting in Manchester city centre; these riots started after a big screen that was due to show the match had failed. BBC News 24
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
interrupted normal programming to broadcast the riots live on television and ITN's flagship News at Ten
News at Ten
The ITV News at Ten is the flagship news programme on British television network ITV, produced by ITN and founded by news editor Geoffrey Cox in 1967. It was originally planned as a thirteen week project in July 1967 because senior figures at ITV refused to believe that a permanent 30-minute late...
programme gave extensive coverage to the riots.
A Zenit fan was also attacked and stabbed. Eleven people were convicted of rioting and given prison sentences varying from six months to three-and-a-half years in September 2010.
See also
- UEFA Cup 2007-08
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