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Le Zénith accueille Villarreal pour ce 8ème de finale aller entre les deux formations et le match promet d'être indécis. Leader de son championnat, le Zénith s'est tiré d'un bien mauvais pas au tour précédent en éliminant Fenerbahce après avoir perdu le match aller. Désirant aller le plus loin possible dans la compétition, les***sses savent que ce match aller sera très important. Mais en face, Villarreal montre deux visages cette saison, celui en Liga où il est à la peine totale et celui en Ligue Europa où il excelle avec 0 défaite depuis le début de sa campagne 2018-2019. Après un tour précédent très bien négocié, les joueurs du Sous-marin jaune se rendent en***ssie avec pleins d'envie et de confiance. On mise sur un match nul ou une victoire des Espagnols.
Zenit St Petersburg top the Russian Premier League and host Spanish side Villarreal who are in the relegation zone in La Liga. The Russian side have won their last six home games in the Europa League and haven't suffered a home defeat in their last 12. This season has seen them top their Europa League group finishing a point ahead of Slavia Prague. That was due to their home form winning all three of their home games, all by a one-goal margin. They took on Fenerbahce in the last 32 and again had their home form to thank for their progress, losing the away first leg 1-0 before winning 3-1 at home.
Villarreal take a day off from their La Liga relegation battle. They are currently 18th in the table, two points from safety with just one win in their last 13 league games. Their form in the Europa League is better though topping their group ahead of Austria Vienna. Eight of their ten points came at home with two draws and a defeat on their travels. They did win 1-0 at Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their last 32 tie but that's their only win in their last five away games in this competition. Go for Zenit to get a narrow home win in this first leg.