Zenith faces huge task against Malaga

Russian team, Zenith Saint Petersburg have a huge task against La liga team Malaga at the Stadion Petrovskij Saint Petersburg on Wednesday as they clash in UEFA CL match day five fixture.

Zenit lie fourth in the table and know even a win against Malaga in their penultimate group fixture might not move them up the standings.

The last meeting between these two sides ended in an Isco inspired 3-0 victory to Malaga, but it will be a whole different story in the freezing cold Russian conditions.

Malaga faces Zenit Saint Petersburg, knowing that their place in the next round of the Champions league is safe.

Their 1-1 draw with AC Milan at the San Siro was enough to see them qualify for the knockout rounds of the competition, but first place in the group is still up for grabs.  

At least a draw in their last two matches will be enough for the Spaniards to top the group, but they will come up against a Zenit side, hoping to keep themselves in with a chance of 2nd place.

The Spanish sides league form has been stuttering of late, and the 0-0 draw away to struggling Osasuna on Saturday, meansthey've now gone now four games without a win.

 

 Zenit may have started the season slowly, but the Russian champions were on a five game winning streak, before their match with Dinamo was abandoned, with the team losing 1-0.

Portuguese midfielder Danny has targeted a victory for Zenit St Petersburg against Malaga in the vital Champions League Group C fixture.