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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Saint Petersburg Stadium - St Petersburg Thursday 28 September 2017 FC Zenit 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Real Sociedad de Fútbol Group L - Matchday 2

Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 16

1 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg

Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams FC Zenit - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 24/11/2015 GS FC Zenit - Valencia CF 2-0 St Petersburg Shatov 15, Dzyuba 74 João Cancelo 55, 16/09/2015 GS Valencia CF - FC Zenit 2-3 Valencia André Gomes 73; Hulk 9, 44, Witsel 76

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Rondón 48, Hulk 72; 2-2 23/04/2015 QF FC Zenit - Sevilla FC St Petersburg Bacca 6 (P), Gameiro agg: 3-4 85 Bacca 73, Denis 16/04/2015 QF Sevilla FC - FC Zenit 2-1 Seville Suárez 88; Ryazantsev 29

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Alderweireld 74 (og); 26/11/2013 GS FC Zenit - Club Atlético de Madrid 1-1 St Petersburg Adrián López 53 Miranda 40, Arda Club Atlético de Madrid - FC 18/09/2013 GS 3-1 Madrid Turan 64, Baptistão Zenit 80; Hulk 58

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Danny 49, Fayzulin 21/11/2012 GS FC Zenit - Málaga CF 2-2 St Petersburg 87; Buonanotte 8, Seba 9 18/09/2012 GS Málaga CF - FC Zenit 3-0 Malaga Isco 3, 76, Saviola 13

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Raúl González 25, 57, 10/12/2008 GS Real Madrid CF - FC Zenit 3-0 Madrid Robben 50 Danny 25; Hubočan 4 30/09/2008 GS FC Zenit - Real Madrid CF 1-2 St Petersburg (og), Van Nistelrooy 31

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Franco 75, Tomasson 21/02/2008 R3 Villarreal CF - FC Zenit Villarreal agg: 2-2 ag 90; Pogrebnyak 31 13/02/2008 R3 FC Zenit - Villarreal CF 1-0 St Petersburg Pogrebnyak 63

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UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 06/04/2006 QF FC Zenit - Sevilla FC St Petersburg Hyun 51; Kepa 64 agg: 2-5 Saviola 14, 80, Martí 30/03/2006 QF Sevilla FC - FC Zenit 4-1 Seville 54 (P), Adriano 90+2; A. Kerzhakov 45 A. Kerzhakov 11, 88; 24/11/2005 GS FC Zenit - Sevilla FC 2-1 St Petersburg Saviola 90+3

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Arshavin 35; Júlio 25/11/2004 GS FC Zenit - Sevilla FC 1-1 St Petersburg Baptista 71

UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Popovich 30, 63; 2-2 22/08/2000 F FC Zenit - RC Celta de Vigo St Petersburg Karpin 83, McCarthy agg: 3-4 89 Karpin 22, Juanfran 08/08/2000 F RC Celta de Vigo - FC Zenit 2-1 Vigo 90; Igonine 3

Real Sociedad de Fútbol - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Krasnodar - Real Sociedad 3-0 Joãozinho 71 (P), 28/08/2014 PO Krasnodar de Fútbol agg: 3-1 Pereyra 88, Ari 90 Real Sociedad de Fútbol - FC 21/08/2014 PO 1-0 San Sebastian Xabi Prieto 71 Krasnodar

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Real Sociedad de Fútbol - FC 3-0 Kovačević 55, 75, De 03/11/1998 R2 San Sebastian Dinamo Moskva agg: 6-2 Paula 69 Nekrasov 72, 73; FC Dinamo Moskva - Real 20/10/1998 R2 2-3 Moscow Kovačević 3, 11, De Sociedad de Fútbol Pedro 36 (P)

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Zenit 9 3 5 1 7 1 0 6 2 0 1 1 18 4 6 8 23 33 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 7 5

3 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg Match background

Zenit take on Real Sociedad in a battle of the UEFA Europa League Group L giants, with both sides having registered club-record results on matchday one. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time. • Zenit's 18 games against Spanish sides have ended W4 D6 L8 (W3 D5 L1 at home). The only Spanish side to beat them in St Petersburg were Real Madrid – 2-1 in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League group stage. • Real Sociedad's four encounters with Russian sides have ended W3 D0 L1. Most recently – in their last European campaign – they were eliminated from the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League play-offs by Krasnodar, following up a 1-0 home win with a 3-0 defeat in Russia. Form guide • Zenit have won their last seven home UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League group stage games since a 2-1 loss to Leverkusen in November 2014. • Zenit's 5-0 success at Vardar on matchday one matched their biggest ever European away win. • Real Sociedad started the group stage with their biggest UEFA home win yet – a 4-0 success against Rosenborg. • Real Sociedad have lost four of their last five European away games: W1 L4. • UEFA Cup winners in 2008, Zenit finished third in Russia last term; they have competed in either the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League group stage in every season since 2010/11, playing European football in the spring on each occasion. • Although Real Sociedad played in the UEFA Champions League group stage in 2003/04 and 2013/14, the San Sebastian side are making their debut at this stage of the UEFA Europa League. Links and trivia • The journey from San Sebastian to St Petersburg is around 2,850km. • Zenit's Oleg Shatov is one game shy of his 50th UEFA club competition appearance. • Zenit's Aleksandr Anyukov turns 35 on the day of the game. • Zenit's Matías Kranevitter spent the last two seasons in Spain with Atlético Madrid (2015/16) and Sevilla (2016/17), for whom he played in a 4-0 win at Real Sociedad in January 2017. The coaches • Roberto Mancini took charge of Zenit in June 2017. A European Cup Winners' Cup winner as a player with Sampdoria in 1989/90 and Lazio in 1998/99, he coached Internazionale and Manchester City to league titles, and more recently claimed a Turkish Cup at Galatasaray. • Real Sociedad boss since 2015, Eusebio Sacristán can complete a full set of major UEFA trophies this season, having won the European Cup and Cup Winners' Cup as a midfielder with Barcelona. He was also Barcelona's assistant coach and B team boss.

4 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg Team facts

FC Zenit Formed: 1925 Nickname: Sine-belo-golubye (Blue-White-Sky Blues) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup (1): 2008 • UEFA Super Cup (1): 2008 Domestic honours (latest triumph in brackets) League title: 5 (2015) USSR/Russian Cup: 4 (2016) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless otherwise indicated) 2016/17: round of 32 2015/16: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2014/15: quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2012/13: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2011/12: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2010/11: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2009/10: play-offs 2008/09: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2007/08: winners Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 8-0: Zenit v Encamp 29/08/02, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-5 twice, most recently v Vardar 14/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Zenit v Bologna 16/09/99, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0 twice, most recently v Stuttgart 01/11/89, UEFA Cup second round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 8-0: Zenit v Encamp (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5 twice, most recently v Vardar (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Zenit v Bologna (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Stuttgart v Zenit (see above)

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Formed: 1909 Nickname: La Real UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (1982) Spanish Cup: 2 (1987)

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Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: play-offs 2013/14: UEFA Champions League group stage 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Real Sociedad v Rosenborg 14/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage • Biggest away win 2-4: Sparta Praha v Real Sociedad 15/09/98, UEFA Cup first round first leg 0-2 twice, most recently Olympique Lyonnais v Real Sociedad 20/08/13, UEFA Champions League play-offs first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Real Sociedad v Liverpool 22/10/75, UEFA Cup second round first leg 0-2: Real Sociedad v Shakhtar Donetsk 17/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Liverpool v Real Sociedad 04/11/75, UEFA Cup second round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Real Sociedad v Rosenborg (see above) • Biggest away win 2-4: Sparta Praha v Real Sociedad (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Real Sociedad v Liverpool (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Liverpool v Real Sociedad (see above)

6 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg Squad list

FC Zenit Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Yuri Lodygin RUS 26/05/1990 27 - 1 - - - - - 13 - 41 - 41 Mikhail Kerzhakov RUS 28/01/1987 30 ------8 - 10 - 51 Maksim Rudakov RUS 22/01/1996 21 ------99 Andrei Lunev RUS 13/11/1991 25 - 3 - 1 - 11 - 1 - 4 - Defenders 2 Aleksandr Anyukov RUS 28/09/1982 35 - 2 - - - 1 - 44 1 96 1 3 Denis Terentyev RUS 13/08/1992 25 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 4 - 14 - 4 Domenico Criscito ITA 30/12/1986 30 - 3 1 1 - 11 2 17 2 55 4 19 Igor Smolnikov RUS 08/08/1988 29 - 2 - - - 8 - 7 - 30 - 23 Miha Mevlja SVN 12/06/1990 27 - - - 1 - 1 - 5 1 13 1 25 Ivan Novoseltsev RUS 25/08/1991 26 ------3 - 7 - 30 Emanuel Mammana ARG 10/02/1996 21 - 2 - 1 - 8 - 5 - 8 - 50 Maksim Karpov RUS 17/03/1995 22 ------54 Nikita Kakkoev RUS 22/08/1999 18 ------56 Danil Krugovoi RUS 28/05/1998 19 ------60 Branislav Ivanović SRB 22/02/1984 33 - 4 - 1 1 10 - 16 4 88 12 88 Dmitri Bogaev RUS 24/01/1994 23 ------1 - Midfielders 5 Leandro Paredes ARG 29/06/1994 23 - 3 - - - 11 1 9 - 14 - 8 Matías Kranevitter ARG 21/05/1993 24 - 2 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 9 - 10 Emiliano Rigoni ARG 04/02/1993 24 - - - 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 14 Daler Kuzyaev RUS 15/01/1993 24 - 2 - 1 - 10 3 1 - 3 - 16 Christian Noboa ECU 08/04/1985 32 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 22 4 57 10 17 Oleg Shatov RUS 29/07/1990 27 - 1 - - - 8 - 18 1 49 7 18 Yuri Zhirkov RUS 20/08/1983 34 - 3 - 1 - 4 1 46 5 93 7 21 Aleksandr Erokhin RUS 13/10/1989 27 - 3 - - - 11 2 16 2 39 5 46 Vitali Gorulev RUS 30/07/1998 19 ------61 Dmitri Kirillov RUS 16/06/1998 19 ------Forwards 7 Dmitri Poloz RUS 12/07/1991 26 - 4 - 1 - 5 1 5 2 21 7 9 Aleksandr Kokorin RUS 19/03/1991 26 - 4 3 1 2 11 7 17 8 33 15 11 Sebastian Driussi ARG 09/02/1996 21 - 4 - - - 10 3 - - 4 - 22 Artem Dzyuba RUS 22/08/1988 29 - 4 - 1 1 8 - 22 8 45 15 36 Stanislav Krapukhin RUS 28/03/1998 19 ------Coach - Roberto Mancini ITA 27/11/1964 52 - 4 - 1 - - - 38 - 111 -

7 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Gerónimo Rulli ARG 20/05/1992 25 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 2 - 13 Toño Ramírez ESP 23/11/1986 30 ------2 - 34 Pablo Sisniega MEX 07/07/1995 22 ------36 Juanjo Garrancho ESP 20/06/1997 20 ------38 Andoni Zubiaurre ESP 04/12/1996 20 ------Defenders 2 Carlos Martínez ESP 09/04/1986 31 ------5 - 3 Diego Llorente ESP 16/08/1993 24 - 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 6 Iñigo Martínez ESP 17/05/1991 26 - - - 1 - - - 11 - 15 Aritz Elustondo ESP 28/03/1994 23 - 1 - 6 1 1 - 1 - 19 Álvaro Odriozola ESP 14/12/1995 21 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 1 - 20 Kevin Rodrigues POR 05/03/1994 23 - - - 5 1 - - - - 22 Raúl Navas ESP 11/05/1988 29 - - - 2 - - - - - 24 Alberto de la Bella ESP 02/12/1985 31 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 18 - 27 Andoni Gorosabel ESP 04/08/1996 21 - - - 1 - - - - - 31 Robin Le Normand FRA 11/11/1996 20 ------Midfielders 4 Asier Illarramendi ESP 08/03/1990 27 - 1 - 6 2 1 - 20 - 5 Igor Zubeldia ESP 30/03/1997 20 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 8 Adnan Januzaj BEL 05/02/1995 22 - - - 3 - 5 - 9 - 10 Xabi Prieto ESP 29/08/1983 34 - 1 - 6 1 1 - 12 3 11 Carlos Vela MEX 01/03/1989 28 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 28 5 14 Rubén Pardo ESP 22/10/1992 24 - - - 1 - - - 10 - 16 Sergio Canales ESP 16/02/1991 26 - 1 - 6 - 9 2 19 3 17 David Zurutuza ESP 19/07/1986 31 - 1 1 5 - 1 1 10 2 18 Mikel Oyarzabal ESP 21/04/1997 20 - - - 3 2 - - - - 26 Eneko Capilla ESP 13/06/1995 22 ------28 Ander Gorostidi ESP 23/02/1996 21 ------29 Ander Guevara ESP 07/07/1997 20 ------32 Martin Merquelanz ESP 12/06/1995 22 ------37 Alejandro Sanz ESP 05/06/1993 24 ------Forwards 7 Juanmi ESP 20/05/1993 24 - 1 - 6 3 1 - 7 - 9 Imanol Agirretxe ESP 24/02/1987 30 - - - 3 - - - 10 - 12 Willian José BRA 23/11/1991 25 - 1 - 6 2 1 - 1 - 21 Jon Bautista ESP 03/07/1995 22 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - Coach - Eusebio Sacristán ESP 13/04/1964 53 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 -

8 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg Fixtures and results

FC Zenit Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 16/07/2017 League SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk (A) W 2-0 Kuzyaev 52, Kokorin 81 22/07/2017 League FC Rubin (H) W 2-1 Driussi 51, 90+1 27/07/2017 UEL Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (A) W 2-0 Criscito 59, Kokorin 90 30/07/2017 League FC Tosno (A) W 1-0 Kokorin 10 03/08/2017 UEL Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (H) L 0-1 Kokorin 36, Erokhin 45, Criscito 57, 06/08/2017 League FC Spartak Moskva (H) W 5-1 Kuzyaev 63, Rebrov 77 (og) 09/08/2017 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (A) D 1-1 Kokorin 60 Paredes 28, Kokorin 50, Kuzyaev 68, 13/08/2017 League FC Akhmat Grozny (H) W 4-0 Zhirkov 84 16/08/2017 UEL FC Utrecht (A) L 0-1 20/08/2017 League FC Amkar Perm (A) W 1-0 Kokorin 61 24/08/2017 UEL FC Utrecht (H) W 2-0 Kokorin 9, 105 ET 27/08/2017 League FC Rostov (H) D 0-0 10/09/2017 League FC Dinamo Moskva (A) D 0-0 Kokorin 6, 21, Dzyuba 39, Ivanović 66, 14/09/2017 UEL FK Vardar (A) W 5-0 Rigoni 89 18/09/2017 League FC Ufa (H) W 3-0 Driussi 9, Criscito 22 (P), Kokorin 77 21/09/2017 Cup Dinamo St Petersburg (A) L 2-3 aet Paredes 60, Poloz 62 24/09/2017 League FC Krasnodar (A) W 2-0 Erokhin 30, Poloz 36 28/09/2017 UEL Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) 01/10/2017 League FC Anji (A) 15/10/2017 League PFC Arsenal Tula (H) 19/10/2017 UEL Rosenborg BK (H) 22/10/2017 League PFC CSKA Moskva (A) 29/10/2017 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H) 02/11/2017 UEL Rosenborg BK (A) 05/11/2017 League FC Rubin (A) 19/11/2017 League FC Tosno (H) 23/11/2017 UEL FK Vardar (H) 26/11/2017 League FC Spartak Moskva (A) 03/12/2017 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (H) 07/12/2017 UEL Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) 10/12/2017 League FC Akhmat Grozny (A) 04/03/2018 League FC Amkar Perm (H) 11/03/2018 League FC Rostov (A) 18/03/2018 League FC Dinamo Moskva (H) 01/04/2018 League FC Ufa (A) 08/04/2018 League FC Krasnodar (H) 15/04/2018 League FC Anji (H) 22/04/2018 League PFC Arsenal Tula (A) 29/04/2018 League PFC CSKA Moskva (H) 06/05/2018 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A)

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FC Zenit SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk 13/05/2018 League (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Zenit 11 8 3 0 21 3 27 2 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 11 7 2 2 15 10 23 3 FC Krasnodar 11 6 3 2 17 10 21 4 PFC CSKA Moskva 11 6 2 3 14 9 20 5 FC Akhmat Grozny 11 5 2 4 14 15 17 6 FC Rostov 11 4 4 3 10 8 16 7 FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 11 3 7 1 13 10 16 8 FC Rubin 11 4 2 5 15 11 14 9 FC Spartak Moskva 11 3 5 3 16 17 14 10 FC Ufa 11 3 4 4 8 13 13 11 FC Amkar Perm 11 3 2 6 6 9 11 12 PFC Arsenal Tula 11 3 2 6 10 14 11 13 FC Dinamo Moskva 11 2 4 5 9 11 10 14 FC Tosno 11 2 3 6 10 15 9 15 FC Anji 11 2 2 7 9 25 8 16 SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk 11 1 5 5 6 13 8

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Oyarzabal 33, Juanmi 80, Willian José 88 19/08/2017 League RC Celta de Vigo (A) W 3-2 (P) 25/08/2017 League Villarreal CF (H) W 3-0 Willian José 25, Xabi Prieto 34, Juanmi 45 10/09/2017 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) W 4-2 Juanmi 3, Illarramendi 4, 86, Llorente 83 Llorente 9, 77, Zurutuza 10, Skjelvik 41 14/09/2017 UEL Rosenborg BK (H) W 4-0 (og) 17/09/2017 League Real Madrid CF (H) L 1-3 Rodrigues 28 21/09/2017 League Levante UD (A) L 0-3 24/09/2017 League Valencia CF (H) L 2-3 Elustondo 33, Oyarzabal 59 28/09/2017 UEL FC Zenit (A) 01/10/2017 League Real Betis Balompié (H) 14/10/2017 League Deportivo Alavés (A) 19/10/2017 UEL FK Vardar (A) 23/10/2017 League RCD Espanyol (H) 29/10/2017 League Getafe CF (A) 02/11/2017 UEL FK Vardar (H) 05/11/2017 League SD Eibar (H) 19/11/2017 League Girona FC (A) 23/11/2017 UEL Rosenborg BK (A) 26/11/2017 League UD Las Palmas (H) 03/12/2017 League Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 07/12/2017 UEL FC Zenit (H) 10/12/2017 League Málaga CF (H)

10 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg

Real Sociedad de Fútbol 17/12/2017 League Athletic Club (A) 20/12/2017 League Sevilla FC (H) 07/01/2018 League CD Leganés (A) 14/01/2018 League FC Barcelona (H) 21/01/2018 League RC Celta de Vigo (H) 28/01/2018 League Villarreal CF (A) 04/02/2018 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 11/02/2018 League Real Madrid CF (A) 18/02/2018 League Levante UD (H) 25/02/2018 League Valencia CF (A) 28/02/2018 League Real Betis Balompié (A) 04/03/2018 League Deportivo Alavés (H) 11/03/2018 League RCD Espanyol (A) 18/03/2018 League Getafe CF (H) 01/04/2018 League SD Eibar (A) 08/04/2018 League Girona FC (H) 15/04/2018 League UD Las Palmas (A) 18/04/2018 League Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 22/04/2018 League Málaga CF (A) 29/04/2018 League Athletic Club (H) 06/05/2018 League Sevilla FC (A) 13/05/2018 League CD Leganés (H) 20/05/2018 League FC Barcelona (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Barcelona 6 6 0 0 20 2 18 2 Club Atlético de Madrid 6 4 2 0 12 4 14 3 Sevilla FC 6 4 1 1 7 3 13 4 Valencia CF 6 3 3 0 12 5 12 5 Real Betis Balompié 6 4 0 2 10 7 12 6 Real Madrid CF 6 3 2 1 11 6 11 7 CD Leganés 6 3 1 2 5 3 10 8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 6 3 0 3 13 13 9 9 Levante UD 6 2 3 1 8 8 9 10 Getafe CF 6 2 2 2 8 5 8 11 Athletic Club 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 12 RCD Espanyol 6 2 2 2 7 9 8 13 RC Celta de Vigo 6 2 1 3 10 8 7 14 Villarreal CF 6 2 1 3 6 9 7 15 UD Las Palmas 6 2 0 4 5 10 6 16 SD Eibar 6 2 0 4 3 14 6 17 Girona FC 6 1 2 3 3 8 5 18 RC Deportivo La Coruña 6 1 1 4 7 15 4 19 Málaga CF 6 0 1 5 4 14 1 20 Deportivo Alavés 6 0 0 6 1 10 0

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12 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg Match-by-match lineups FC Zenit

UEFA Europa League - Third qualifying round (27/07/2017) Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC 0-2 FC Zenit Goals: 0-1 Criscito 59, 0-2 Kokorin 90 FC Zenit: Lunev, Anyukov, Criscito, Javi García, Poloz (75 Dzyuba), Kokorin, Giuliano (58 Driussi), Luís Neto, Zhirkov (71 Paredes), Erokhin, Ivanović (03/08/2017) FC Zenit 0-1 Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (agg: 2-1) Goals: 0-1 Buzaglo 67 FC Zenit: Lodygin, Anyukov (73 Kokorin), Terentyev, Javi García (81 Ivanović), Poloz, Giuliano (79 Driussi), Luís Neto, Noboa, Zhirkov, Dzyuba, Hernani

Play-off (16/08/2017) FC Utrecht 1-0 FC Zenit Goals: 1-0 Labyad 77 FC Zenit: Lunev, Criscito, Paredes, Kranevitter (84 Kuzyaev), Kokorin (89 Dzyuba), Driussi (57 Poloz), Zhirkov, Smolnikov, Erokhin, Mammana, Ivanović (24/08/2017) FC Zenit 2-0 FC Utrecht (agg: 2-1) Goals: 1-0 Kokorin 9, 2-0 Kokorin 105 ET FC Zenit: Lunev, Criscito, Paredes, Kokorin (17 Dzyuba), Driussi (73 Poloz), Kuzyaev, Shatov (89 Kranevitter), Smolnikov, Erokhin, Mammana, Ivanović

Group stage Group L Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Zenit 1 1 0 0 5 0 3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 FK Vardar 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 Rosenborg BK 1 0 0 1 0 4 0

Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) FK Vardar 0-5 FC Zenit Goals: 0-1 Kokorin 6, 0-2 Kokorin 21, 0-3 Dzyuba 39, 0-4 Ivanović 66, 0-5 Rigoni 89 FC Zenit: Lunev, Criscito, Poloz, Kranevitter, Kokorin (64 Rigoni), Kuzyaev, Noboa, Dzyuba, M. Mevlja (82 Zhirkov), Mammana, Ivanović (78 Terentyev) Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) FC Zenit-Real Sociedad de Fútbol Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) FC Zenit-Rosenborg BK Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) Rosenborg BK-FC Zenit Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) FC Zenit-FK Vardar Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) Real Sociedad de Fútbol-FC Zenit

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UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) Real Sociedad de Fútbol 4-0 Rosenborg BK Goals: 1-0 Llorente 9, 2-0 Zurutuza 10, 3-0 Skjelvik 41 (og) , 4-0 Llorente 77 Real Sociedad de Fútbol: Rulli, Llorente, Illarramendi, Xabi Prieto (58 Juanmi), Vela, Willian José (68 Bautista), Elustondo, Canales, Zurutuza (76 Zubeldia), Odriozola, De la Bella Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) FC Zenit-Real Sociedad de Fútbol Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) FK Vardar-Real Sociedad de Fútbol Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) Real Sociedad de Fútbol-FK Vardar Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) Rosenborg BK-Real Sociedad de Fútbol Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) Real Sociedad de Fútbol-FC Zenit

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Referee Andre Marriner (ENG) Assistant referees Stephen Child (ENG) , Harry Lennard (ENG) Additional assistant referees Stuart Attwell (ENG) , Kevin Friend (ENG) Fourth official Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG) UEFA Delegate Haris Gvozden (BIH)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Andre Marriner 01/01/1971 19 35

Andre Marriner Referee since: 1992 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2009

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 25/08/2011 UEL PO Vitória SC Club Atlético de Madrid 0-4 Guimaraes 25/10/2012 UEL GS Olympique Lyonnais Athletic Club 2-1 Lyon 28/11/2013 UEL GS Olympique Lyonnais Real Betis Balompié 1-0 Lyon

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 04/09/2009 U21 QR Spain Poland 2-0 Oviedo 25/08/2011 UEL PO Vitória SC Club Atlético de Madrid 0-4 Guimaraes 25/10/2012 UEL GS Olympique Lyonnais Athletic Club 2-1 Lyon 28/11/2013 UEL GS Olympique Lyonnais Real Betis Balompié 1-0 Lyon

15 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.