 Player ratings: Zenit St P’Burg
Vyacheslav Malafeev
The goalkeeper's first real contribution was to hare out of
his box to head away a hopeful
long ball. Made fine stop early
after the break and received a
late booking for time wasting 6
Aleksandr Anyukov Preferred
to Fernando Ricksen at right-back and drove forward when allowed. Stung Neil Alexander's palms with the first real chance of the match 6
Ivica Krizanac Coped
comfortably with the pace of
Jean-Claude Darcheville and rarely looked under pressure. Fantastic tackle denied the Frenchman
on the hour mark 6
Roman Shirokov Another defender who enjoyed a quiet evening with Rangers on the back foot for most of the encounter 6
Radek Sirl Early free kick
proved no trouble for Alexander
but showed a willingness to
get forward to support Andrei
Arshavin down the left flank 8
Konstantin Zyrianov A persistent threat down the Zenit right flank, requiring the attention of both
Sasa Papac and Steven Whittaker. Scored the second goal at the death after missing an earlier chance 7
Anatoliy Tymoschuk
Unmistakable figure at the base of midfield who enjoyed an intriguing, ongoing mano-a-mano duel with Barry Ferguson 7
Igor Denisov Was fortunate
not to concede a penalty early in
the second half then compounded Rangers' disappointment, running on to Arshavin's through ball to finish calmly for the opener 7
Viktor Fayzulin Got little
change out of Papac and
Whittaker, forcing the winger
to switch with Arshavin to try
his luck on the other flank 6
Fatih Tekke Turkish striker
was handed the onerous task of replacing the suspended Pavel Pogrebnyak at the apex of Zenit's
4-3-3 formation but made little headway against David Weir 6
Andrei Arshavin The pint-sized predator returned from suspension to show why a move to western Europe looks a stick-on this summer. Delightful assist for
the opening goal 9
SUBSTITUTES
Kim Dong Jin Injury-time appearance 2
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