Tymoshchuk tears into profligate Zenit

Scathing assessment
Zenit picked up their first Group H point thanks to Fatih Tekke's equaliser ten minutes from time, but there was little to celebrate at the Petrovsky Stadium, with Tymoshchuk scathing of his side's form in front of goal. "[You can have bad luck] in one game, two games max," said the Ukrainian. "It's impossible to be unlucky three games in a row. This run has gone on too long. Everyone should analyse his performance. If we want to succeed, then everyone should work with no exceptions. We have two or three players not participating in team play."

Shirokov positive
Roman Shirokov, who set up Tekke's strike, reflected on a raft of missed chances at full time. "It was us who deflected the ball out of our opponents' goal and missed from five metres," he said. "We're unlucky. We've got enough skill and we showed that in the previous matches." He added: "Today we should have converted the chances we created. We're playing well with good movement on the pitch – that proves that we've got enough ability. We just need to win our last three [group] matches, which I wouldn't consider to be a miracle."

'Fair enough'
BATE's first UEFA Champions League campaign has bordered on the miraculous at times, with a 2-2 draw at home against Juventus on Matchday 2 representing a particularly incongruous outcome for the Belarussian side. A 1-1 draw against the UEFA Cup holders was fairly unexpected too and Pavel Nakhaychik, who scored their opener on 52 minutes, was not too disheartened by letting two points slip. "We are disappointed because we were ahead and conceded just ten minutes before the final whistle, but Zenit missed a lot of chances so I think the result is fair enough."

Cult heroes
The 20-year-old, brought on at half-time, is enjoying the opportunity to play against the best sides in Europe, but confirmed that BATE's European adventures had yet to make them superstars, even in Belarus. "People still do not recognise us when we go out into the street," he said, adding with a wisdom beyond his years: "We have only picked up two points in three games and have not had any big successes like the sides who win these tournaments. There is no reason to expect to be celebrities."