Zenit showed their great aspirations in the Champions League against Lyon (3-1)

Zenit showed their great aspirations in the Champions League to his third straight win over a brave Lyon (3-1) with a new goal from outside the area Hulk

With this result, the Russian team sits at the top of Group C with
nine points, which entrains their qualification for the knockout, round that was present only once in its history.

The players led by the Portuguese André Villas-Boas, who leave the bench of the Russian team at the end of this season, seem focused solely on reaching far into the "Champions", because in the Russian league have left too many points escape. Meanwhile, Lyon came out really needed the old tsarist capital after adding a single point in the first two games, as they drew in Ghent and then fell at home to Valencia.

He could not start better Zenit as two minutes failure the ball out Shatov took advantage to steal the ball and yield it to Dzyuba who was alone at the edge of the penalty area. The player fashionable in Russia, received the ball, he went into the area and scored the first goal deceiving the Portuguese Lyon goalkeeper in its output. But the French were not daunted twenty minutes could tie in a good chance that Yang-Mbiwa volley, but Kerzhakov responded dramatically.

Neither team was satisfied with this result and Dzyuba could score the second goal in the 25th minute, but at the last moment as he was unopposed shooting after receiving a pass from Hulk, slipped and shot high. The Brazilian was the protagonist of the next play of danger on the half hour, when in a trademark shot from outside the box Lopes forced to clear a corner with a good dive. The most dangerous players of Lyon, Valbuena and Ferri, tried, but ran into a fierce Russian defense, which contributed to his tireless work of Javi Garcia, who was in the imperial court.

Everything changed at the beginning of the second half as Lyon equalized three minutes after the restart through Lakazette, disappeared in the first 45 minutes. Before a cross from the right Jallet, the French striker conjured a subtle heel kick that went to the far post to which Kerzhakov could only make the statue: a real goal.

All started from zero and the Russians found them began to shake the pulse, as visitors began to advance lines. But Hulk ended questions with a big play, which received the ball in midfield, got rid of his marker and, when he was several meters away from the area, gave a tremendous shoe with effect made useless stretched Lopes (Min.56).

Dzyuba could wrap up the game ten minutes later after a pass from Portuguese Miguel, but when trying to chop the ball out of the keeper latter was touched left corner by the visitors goal. The French also threw in the towel and tied no miracle Umtiti a superb strike from 30 meters that seemed destined for the top, but finally went out for relief from the Russian fans.

But finally it ended the gala Zenit resistance 82 minutes when Shatov, who broke the forward defense of Lyon after a pass from Hulk, faced with the goalie and handed the goal to Danny coming packed and no mistake.