With their backs firmly pressed against the wall, Dick Advocaat lead Zenit Saint Petersburg to a 2-0 victory over FC BATE Borisov in Minsk. The victory puts Zenit in third-place, two points behind Real Madrid and sets up a crucial match against Juventus at Petrovsky on November 25.Zenit attacked from the get-go with Ukrainian international Anatoliy Tymoschuk coming close early but on the other end of the pitch Vyacheslav Malafeev saved the day halting Dmitri Likhtarovich point-blank header. However eleven minutes before the break Russian capped Pavel Pogrebnyak converted with a brilliant counter-attack led by his international teammate Konstantin Zyryanov. Down by a goal
Belarussian champions pushed forward, thirsty for the leveler and received a boost as Zenit would play a man down with seventeen minutes remaining as Sébastien Puygrenier was excused with his second yellow. However the day was Zenits and ex-Dynamo man Danni netted the second goal as time ran out.
