Zenit host Juventus in a highly important third round fixture in Group H. The Russians bounced back from the inaugural defeat to Chelsea in some style, bagging four unanswered goals past Malmo last time out.
They have thus gained the much-needed confidence ahead of a very important double-header against Juventus. Zenit’s win would massively complicate things in this group as we could easily have three sides locked on six points after three rounds of the competition.
Of course, the Italian heavyweights are huge favorites here, but they will need to dig deep to secure the spoils on a cold night in Russia.
The hosts are the dominant team in their country. They’ve easily lifted the Premier League trophy last season and they hold the very top of the standings after eleven rounds of the 2021/22 campaign despite losing two in a row in the competition.
The head coach Sergei Semak has reasons to be worried ahead of Juventus’ visit knowing that his troops have just suffered back-to-back defeats to the likes of Sochi and Arsenal Tula (1-2 each).
On the other side, Zenit have shown a stunning display in the 4-0 drubbing of Malmo in the second round and that performance can be their driving force in this tie against Juventus.
Unlike the hosts, the Italians made a slow start and then turned things around later on. Massimiliano Allegri’s men are currently on a streak of five subsequent victories in all competitions.



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泽尼特将在h组第三轮迎战尤文图斯，这是一场非常重要的比赛。俄罗斯人从首场败给切尔西的比赛中恢复过来，在上次马尔默的比赛中打进了四个未获进球。
因此，他们在与尤文图斯的两场重要比赛前获得了急需的信心。泽尼特的胜利将极大地复杂化这个小组的情况，因为我们可以轻松地让三支球队在三轮比赛后锁定6分。
当然，意大利重量级选手在这里是最受欢迎的，但他们需要深入挖掘才能在俄罗斯寒冷的夜晚获得战利品。
东道主是他们国家的优势队。上赛季他们轻松地捧起了英超冠军奖杯，在21/22赛季的11轮比赛后，他们保持了积分榜的榜首，尽管他们在比赛中连续输掉了两轮。
主教练谢尔盖·斯迈克在尤文图斯的客场之旅之前有理由感到担忧，因为他的球队刚刚遭遇了像索契和阿森纳图拉这样的背对背的失败(各1-2)。
另一方面，泽尼特在第二轮4-0大胜马尔默的比赛中展现出了惊人的表现，这种表现可以成为他们在这场对阵尤文图斯的比赛中的动力。
与东道主不同的是，意大利队开局缓慢，后来情况有所好转。马西米利亚诺·阿莱格里的男队目前在所有比赛中都取得了五连胜。