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Stadio Giuseppe Meazza - Milan 04/12/2012 - 20:45CET (20:45 local time)
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Milan - Zenit 0-1 - 04/12/2012 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2013
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Danny delivers as Zenit win at Milan
A first-half goal from Danny proved decisive as FC Zenit St Petersburg overcame AC Milan in Group C and qualified for the UEFA Europa League.
With the hosts already assured of second spot in the section behind Málaga CF, Massimiliano Allegri opted to leave the in-form Stephan El Shaarawy on the bench. And with the Rossoneri somewhat blunted in attack as a consequence, Zenit took control and landed the telling blow ten minutes before the break when captain Danny stroked in a shot from inside the penalty area.
Match in 5
- Danny scores only goal of game to give Zenit victory
- Milan already through, Zenit book UEFA Europa League place
- Hosts dominate possession but fail to create many chances
- Zenit record their first-ever win in Italy
- Clubs await respective draws on 20 December
Reaction
We conceded a goal that we shouldn't have conceded, it was the only chance they had in the first half. We had our chances and we are sorry that we lost.
Massimiliano Allegri, Milan coach
I want to congratulate our guys because they played well tonight. It was a very difficult match because of all the tension. There was a lot at stake.
Luciano Spalletti, Zenit coach
Lineups
 | Milan |  | Zenit |
| 32 | Abbiati (GK) | 16 | Malafeev (GK) |
| 2 | De Sciglio | 2 | Anyukov |
| 10 | Boateng | 3 | Bruno Alves 87 |
| 11 | Pazzini | 6 | Lombaerts43 |
| 13 | Acerbi | 10 | Danny (C) 35 |
| 15 | Mesbah 65 | 14 | Hubočan |
| 16 | Flamini5880 | 15 | Shirokov88 |
| 17 | Zapata | 25 | Semak90+1 |
| 22 | Bojan Krkić90+1 | 27 | Denisov |
| 23 | Ambrosini (C) | 28 | Witsel |
| 28 | Emanuelson | 29 | Hulk4680 |
Substitutes | |||
| 59 | Gabriel (GK) | 71 | Baburin (GK) |
| 7 | Robinho6587 | 18 | Zyryanov80 |
| 8 | Nocerino | 58 | Zuev |
| 34 | N. de Jong | 77 | Djordjević |
| 37 | Petagna90+1 | 82 | Lumb90+1 |
| 76 | Yepes | 94 | Evseev |
| 92 | El Shaarawy80 | 99 | Kanunnikov88 |
Coaches | |||
| Massimiliano Allegri (ITA) | Luciano Spalletti (ITA) | ||
Referee | |||
| Tony Chapron (FRA) | |||
Standings
Group C
| P | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Málaga | 6 | 12 |
| 2 |  Milan | 6 | 8 |
| 3 |  Zenit | 6 | 7 |
| 4 |  Anderlecht | 6 | 5 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 90+1Lumb (in) - Semak (out) (Zenit)
- 90+1Petagna (in) - Bojan Krkić (out) (Milan)
- 88Kanunnikov (in) - Shirokov (out) (Zenit)
- 87Robinho (Milan) is shown a yellow card.
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A great win for the Russian side. Their first-half goal enabled them to sit back in the second half and that they did as Milan poured forward but never really looked like scoring. A underwhelming performance from the home team.