Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Zenit St Petersburg v Benfica, set to kick off at 5pm UK time but subject to a late pitch inspection due to the freezing weather in Russia.

Daisy cutter from Aimar but weak and easy for Zhevnov this time.

Faizulin almost wriggles in but the flag is up - the pass had been delayed by Alves.

Good defending by Garay to nod back to Artur after a long ball from Alves caused problems, as it would with this surface.

Strong defending by Hubocan and then Lombaerts to halt a Benfica attack.

Gaitan is fouled by Denisov as the hosts snap at Benfica's heels.

Cesar on a mazy run, he feeds Cardozo but this time Zhevnov holds on.

Here come Benfica again, four on three but a poor ball from Gaitan behind Cardozo, Aimar and Witsel so cleared.

Matic has a long shot which flies well over.

Anyukov has been carried off. Hopefully we'll see him back on soon...

Anyukov is in real pain after colliding with the erratic Zhevnov. He took a crack on the knee - seemed to just be a knock but in this cold it's gonna hurt...

Poor keeping by Zhevnov again as he comes rushing out to half-clear when his defenders had it covered.

So Rodrigo wasn't faking it after all - surprising to see him back on in the first place to be honest.

BENFICA SUB: Aimar comes on for Rodrigo. Mr Greg Akerman wanted that...

A couple of niggly fould, from Zyryanov at one and and Cardozo at the other.

It was coming - a lovely first-time finish, low and with a super adjustment of the body from a clever low left-wing cross by Hubocan. Four goals in seven Champions League matches for him now.

GOAL ZENIT! 1-1 AND A LOVELY FINISH FROM SHIROKOV! Great cross Hubocan.

Zenit again on the move as Shirokov blasts well over following a nice cross from Denisov.

Rodrigo is back on - it seems it was just a knock.

Artur made himself big at the near post to deny the Russia striker - another corner and Zenit come again, Faizulin to Shirokov but Kerzhakov's ball is hacked away by Luisao. All Zenit suddenly.

Taken short and a super cross, Benfica all over the place as Lombaerts flicks it on, half-cleared to KERZHAKOV WHO MUST SCORE BUT A SUPER SAVE BY ARTUR!

The replay shows poor keeping from Zhevnov at fault there - weather or no weather, he could have held that or at least pushed it wide. Down the other end Gaitain is covering to head behind for a corner. Almost one from the restart!