Betis draw with Zenit and Russian team Zenit St Petersburg got a stoppage time goal ruled out by the VAR
as they were beat down out of the Europa League by the Spanish side Real Betis.
Dmitri Chistyakov thought his headed goal would push into extra time but unfortunately it was disallowed by the VAR
accused on Aleksandr Erokhin foul on Guido Rodriguez.
Real Betis’ 3-2 victory in the first leg over in Russia was enough for them to go through the next round of the competition.
Zenit’s Yuri Alberto scored a goal but ruled out in the first period for offside.
Zenit Petersburg were the only Russian club playing in European campaign on Thursday,
less than 24 hours after Russia invaded Ukraine.
The home fans of the Greens waved a Ukrainian flag in the crowd of the capacity of 50,000 fans in the stadium showing support for
the country in Thursday’s match.
