Benfica and Zenit categorized prevented the first for
that phase in 2012 and trust back to get it despite the heavy casualties in
defense, while the team led by the Portuguese André Villas-Boas hopes to make
history but not playing a game official since early December.
One of the great attractions of the meeting is the return
to the Stadium of Light three key players in the scheme of Benfica four years
ago who wear the colors of Zenit: Ezequiel Garay, the Spanish Javi Garcia and
Belgian Axel Witsel.
Both teams already agreed last season but in the group
stage, and that's the whole Zenit St Petersburg which exceeded both at home and
abroad to rival quarterfinals of the Champions League, Benfica.
Benfica come to this meeting with some doubts. Despite
the improvement experienced game for Portugal as champions has advanced the
campaign on Friday suffered a painful defeat by their fans against Porto (1-2),
which reopens the questions.
