Match Report
Club Brugge went into the game 3rd in the table on 8 points; Zenit sat 4th on 1 — a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Zenit: only 29th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Club Brugge were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.67, Zenit 0.67 and 2.17, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
The venue was Jan Breydelstadion in Brugge, with room for 29,062 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Club Brugge led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.