Zenit, Porto close in on group stage with away wins


Aab Aalborg of Denmark's Rasmus Thelander (C) fights for the ball between APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus's Marios Antoniades and Tomas De Vincenti (R) during their Champions League play-off match at the Nordjyske Arena in Aalborg August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Henning Bagger/Scanpix Denmark

BERNE (Reuters) - Zenit St Petersburg and Porto both put a foot in the Champions League group stage with 1-0 away wins in the first leg of their respective playoff ties on Wednesday.

Oleg Shatov's first-half goal gave Andre Villas-Boas' Zenit a 1-0 win at Standard Liege and a second-half effort from Hector Herrera was enough for the Portuguese coach's former team Porto at Lille.

Win a prize this Mother's Day by subscribing to our annual plan now! T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In Football

Soccer-Under-pressure Xavi says he still has Barca's trust
Soccer-PSG's Enrique expects tough challenge at Metz before French Cup final
Soccer-Man City's Foden voted Premier League player of the season
Soccer-Kane struggling with back injury ahead of Euros
Soccer-Arsenal must not get 'too emotional' on final day, says Odegaard
Soccer-Elneny to leave Arsenal after eight years
Soccer-Napoli European hopes hanging by a thread
Soccer-Southampton east past West Brom to reach playoff final
Soccer-Marta celebrates Brazil hosting 2027 Women's World Cup
Soccer-Napkin used by Barcelona to sign Messi sold for nearly $1 million

Others Also Read