An exciting draw between Chelsea and Zenit gives Juventus the top of Champions League Group H

St. Petersburg (Russia): on club Italian Juventus snatched first place in Group H from the UEFA Champions League group stage, beating Chelsea, who are in second place in Ranking. The two teams played the last game of the group, in order to determine the first and second, after having secured the qualification for the playoffs of the continental competition. Juventus beat Swedish host Malmo 1-0 today, Wednesday, in the sixth (last) round of the group, which also saw an exciting 3-3 between Zenit St. Petersburg, in Russia, and its host, Chelsea. Thus, Juventus rose in lead with 15 points, two points clear of closest rivals Chelsea (title holder), while Zenit were in third place with 5 points, to move on to the European League, while Malmo remained in bottom of the ranking. one point ranking. In St. Petersburg, the match between Zenit and Chelsea was thrilling from the very first minutes, with the English side scoring early with Germany’s Timo Werner in the second minute. Zenit responded with two goals in 3 minutes, signed by Claudinho and Sardar Azmoun, respectively at 38 ‘and 41’, closing the first half in 2-1 advantage for the Russian team over their English counterpart. The excitement continued into the second half, when Belgian Romelu Lukaku scored the equalizer for Chelsea in the 62nd minute, while Werner scored his third goal for the London side and his second personal goal in the 85th minute. they were preparing for the end of the match with the victory of Chelsea, e in head of the group, Magomed Ozdoev surprised everyone by scoring a goal. The Russian team drew in the fourth minute of added time, so that each team got a point. At the Allianz Stadium, Moise Kean played the championship role in the match between Juventus and Malmo, scoring the only goal of the Italian team in the 18th minute It is said that Juventus will face one of the second teams in the other seven groups in the round of 16 of the group stage, while Chelsea play one of the leaders in those groups. The draw for the round of 16 is expected to take place at the European Football Association (UEFA) headquarters in the Swiss city of Nyon. (Dpa)

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