The first leg was defined by mistakes made on both sides of the pitch.
Horrendous goalkeeping allowed Benfica to steal a pair of crucial away goals in a 3-2 loss, and lackadaisical defending ruined what should have been a tremendous result for the Portuguese side -- making the match on Tuesday in Lisbon a must win.
The six-match unbeaten run in the Champions League ended for Zenit St. Petersburg, after Benfica was able to comfortably earn a 2-0 victory to the joyous cheers of an energetic crowd at the Estadio da Luz. The Eagles continued their unbeaten run at home in the competition and booked a place into the quarter-finals for the first time since 2006. Just like in their previous seven matches in the tournament, Benfica scored the first goal and never took their foot off the gas for 90 minutes.
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