Soccer Football - Champions League - Group G - Benfica v Zenit Saint Petersburg - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - December 10, 2019 Benfica's Pizzi scores their second goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
LISBON (Reuters) - Zenit St Petersburg missed out on a place in the Champions League last-16 when they lost 3-0 away to Benfica in their final Group G match on Tuesday and finished bottom of the table.
Despite being outplayed, 10-man Zenit were minutes away from finishing in second place until Olympique Lyonnais scored an 82nd minute goal to snatch a 2-2 draw at home to already-qualified RB Leizpig to go through instead.
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