Hello everyone. Welcome to LIVE text commentary of Zenit St Petersburg vs Benfica in the Champions League. The full team news will follow in a moment...

FT Zenit 1-0 Benfica.

RED CARD. Luisao is shown a second yellow card for a stupid lunging tackle on Shatov.

Zenit have never lost at home to visitors from Portugal, they are looking to record a fifth win in seven.

Benfica look shell-shocked here. The better team on the night but stunned by this late goal.

What a vital goal that is for Zenit. Remember, Benfica will be eliminated with a defeat. Even a draw would not be enough if Leverkusen lose against Monaco.

GOAL! Zenit 1-0 Benfica! Danny scores for Zenit against the run of play. Hulk spots the captain's run and plays him in with a clever reverse ball, and Danny lashes it in first time from close range.

Perez clips it to the far post where Luisao heads it back across goal, but Derley is penalised for dangerous play as he attempts an overhead kick.

Neto commits a foul in a dangerous area on the edge of the box and Benfica will fancy this...

Hulk goes for goal with a free-kick from 35 yards. A decent effort, but always drifting wide.

Benfica sub: Derley on, Talisca off.

Halfway through the second half and we're still goalless in St Petersburg. Can anyone break the deadlock?

Zenit sub: Shatov on, Ryazantsev off.

Strong run by Danny takes him into the box but, rather than shooting, he elects to play in Hulk but the Brazilian is tackled immediately. Danny really should have shot there.

Perez has slipped on the edge of the field and is receiving some treatment for what looks like a hamstring injury.

Gaitán finds a way past Aleksandr Anyukov on the left-wing and sends an inviting cross which evades his team-mates inside the area.

Zenit sub: Fayzulin on, Garcia off.

Garcia has limped all the way around the edge of the pitch but Zenit have still been unable to make the change. The hosts still playing with 10 men here.

Lovely pass by Pereira into the path of Salvio, whose cross is deflected to safety for Zenit.

Further injury woe for Zenit Javi Garcia, who's pulled a hamstring as he goes into a challenge with Gaitan. That's the end of his night, at the every least.

The home fans are still making plenty of noise but, in truth, there's been little for their fans to cheer about tonight. Still 0-0 though...