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 2 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg 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) 5 FC Zenit - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg 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.