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Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live commentary on this Champions League Group H clash between Zenit St. Petersburg and Valencia. This is Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) taking you through all the action from Petrovsky Stadium.

Champions League / Group Stage
Petrovskiy / 24.11.2015
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Liam Twomey

Updated 24/11/2015 at 18:52 GMT


43'
Difficult opportunity for Alcacer as he darts beyond the Zenit defence to meet a brilliant Feghouli cross, trying to direct the ball past Lodygin with his back to goal. The ball drifts wide.
41'
Criscito, the only man on a booking, clips Feghouli as the Algerian turns sharply but avoids further sanction from referee Svein Oddvar Moen.
40'
But can they put this game beyond Valencia?
39'
Shatov quickly returns and loses track of Cancelo as the young right-back surges to the Zenit byeline before crossing straight into the arms of Lodygin.
37'
Shatov has to receive treatment off the field after landing awkwardly while pressuring Cancelo, leaving Zenit with just 10 men for the moment...
36'
A spell of sterile Valencia possession breaks down and as Zenit counter quickly, Danny attempts to play in Dzyuba but the stretching Russian is unable to bring the ball under his control.
34'
Cancelo rashly pushes Hulk in the back when competing for an aerial ball but the Brazilian's delivery from the resulting free-kick is poor.
32'
Witsel misses a sitter, scuffing a volleyed Danny cross from an inviting Hulk free-kick, but the assistant referee spares the Belgian's blushes by judging the Portugal international to be offside.
30'
CHANCE: First spell of sustained Valencia pressure as a scuffed Gomes shot falls to teenage debutant Mir in the box, but Garay races across to block the youngster's shot.
29'
A superb ball out of defence sends Parejo running free down the right flank but Lombaerts is well placed at the near post to clear the Valencia captain's low cross.
28'
Hulk spurns the chance to cause further problems in the Valencia box with a free-kick that fails to gain enough height to find a team-mate.
26'
Another look at Shatov's opening goal...
24'
The nervy Valencia defence backs off and allows Danny to carry the ball to the edge of the area but the Portugal international lashes his eventual shot well over.
22'
Zenit surge forward with numbers down the left again but Criscito's cross is blocked out for another Hulk corner that Valencia manage to clear.
21'
At the other end Zenit are playing a very high line and Alcacer just mistimes his run attempting to latch onto a Feghouli pass. He would have been clean through.
19'
Zenit believe they've broken through the Valencia defence again when Danny brilliantly plays in Hulk on the left, but the Brazilian is given offside as he picks out Dzyuba.
17'
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Criscito earns the game's first booking for cynically pulling back Cancelo.
15'
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GOAL! Zenit St Petersburg 1-0 Valencia. The visitors get themselves in a muddle on a broken play and Dzyuba manages to play in Shatov, who takes a touch before dinking the ball coolly over Domenech.
13'
CHANCE: Hulk plays in a surging Criscito down the left and the Italian's cross is deflected and comes perilously close to looping in before being headed off the line.
11'
A Witsel foul on Cancelo allows Valencia to enjoy their first period of sustained possession in the match, but the ball is lost when they attempt to move forward.
9'
Feghouli clips in a low cross from the right that is set to find a prowling Alcacer, only for Garay to nip in and clear the danger.