For the third successive campaign, Zenit St Petersburg have been eliminated from the Champions League at the group stage; however, this time they have avoided finishing rock bottom after claiming four points from their fixtures against basement club Malmo.

Since their score draw in Sweden last month, the Russian giants have beaten CSKA Moscow 2-0 on the road, before drawing 2-2 at home against FC Rostov last Friday, a game in which they were trailing by two goals before the half-hour mark.

Sergei Semak's side remain top of the Russian Premier League, two points clear of Dynamo Moscow, who they will face next on Sunday. Although one eye will certainly be on this eagerly-anticipated league clash, Zenit now turn their attention to Wednesday's battle with Chelsea, which will be their 200th game in European competition – becoming only the second Russian team to reach this milestone after Spartak Moscow.



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圣彼得堡泽尼特已经连续第三次在欧冠小组赛中被淘汰。然而，这一次他们避免了垫底，因为他们在与地下俱乐部马尔默的比赛中拿到了4分。

自从上个月在瑞典的比赛中打成平局后，这支俄罗斯巨人在客场2-0击败了莫斯科中央陆军，在上周五主场2-2战平罗斯托夫FC，在比赛进行到半小时前，他们落后两球。

谢尔盖·斯迈克的球队仍然在俄罗斯超级联赛中排名第一，以两分的优势领先于莫斯科迪纳摩，他们将在周日迎战后者。尽管有一只眼睛肯定会盯着这场备受期待的联赛比赛，泽尼特现在把注意力转向了周三与切尔西的比赛，这将是他们在欧洲赛场上的第200场比赛，成为继莫斯科斯巴达克之后第二个达到这一里程碑的俄罗斯队。