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Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live commentary from the Champions League Round of 16 second leg fixture between Zenit St Petersburg and Benfica. This is Nick Royle (@nickaroyle) taking you through all the action from the Petrovski Stadium.

Champions League / Last 16
Petrovskiy / 09.03.2016
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Updated 09/03/2016 at 18:56 GMT


47'
Zhirkov does well to clear under pressure from Semedo down the left.
46'
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Benfica kick off the second half in Russia.
45+2'
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Gaitan draws the foul from Kokorin but Benfica can't make anything from the free-kick. It is Zenit 0-0 Benfica at half-time, with Benfica leading 1-0 on aggregate.
45'
Two minutes of stoppage time in St Petersburg. Hulk fouls Fejsa and Benfica have a free-kick in their own half.
44'
Danny is unhappy after being penalised for a pull back on Semedo.
43'
Fejsa does brilliantly to cut off a potential Zenit break in the centre circle.
41'
Mauricio clears from Jonas, as Mitroglou complains about a nudge. This really isn't a great game...
40'
Eliseu does well to block Anyukov down the right. Semedo then makes the tackle down the left on Zhirkov from the second phase possession.
39'
Semedo again fouls Hulk down the right - he is getting close to a yellow card surely?
37'
Danny is so close to putting Hulk through, but Fejsa is awake to it and makes the interception.
36'
Hulk's free-kick from 35 yards gets a deflection and out for a corner, Lombaerts cannot direct his header from the corner on target, though.
35'
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Mitroglou gets the first yellow of the night for a clumsy foul on Mauricio,
34'
Danny is unhappy with team-mate Mauricio for conceding a free-kick on the right on Pizzi, but Benfica waste the free-kick.
33'
Some nice play at the back from Benfica - the Portuguese champions look very comfortable here.
32'
Lodygin easily stops an optimistic effort from Semedo from distance.
31'
Samaris does well to clear Anyukov's cross from the right - the Russian looks dangerous with his crosses from the flank.
30'
This is not a great match so far - mind you, the first half wasn't a great spectacle either until it got going in injury-time.
29'
Mitroglou nudges Neto when trying to turn him and concedes the free-kick. Clever from the defender there, to win the free-kick.
27'
Hulk is caught well offside from a crossfield pass from Neto from the centre circle.
26'
Samaris makes a great last-ditch tackle to deny Zhirkov from Danny's cute pass.
25'
Mitroglou runs into the back of Witsel - Zenit make little headway from the short free-kick.