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FC Porto host Zenit St. Petersburg at the Estádio do Dragão tonight with only one option open to them if they want to progress in the Champions League: victory.
After a string of poor results and performances, Porto have gone some way to getting their season back on track with two successive victories in crucial games against Shakhtar Donetsk and Braga. A third win in the row will definitively see the stock of Porto boss Vítor Pereira complete the transition from zero to hero.
However, their Russian opponents will be just as motivated. A draw will suffice for Zenit to claim their place in the draw for the round of 16, at Porto’s expense.
And the Russians come into the game full of confidence. Well rested as the domestic season enters its winter break, Zenit need look no further than the first encounter between the two teams to draw inspiration.