Bayer 04 Leverkusen overtook FC Zenit with their victory on matchday three and will be looking to strengthen their hold on the Group C leadership when the sides renew acquaintance in Russia.
Previous meetings
• The sides met in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup quarter-final with the Russian side triumphing 4-2 on aggregate en route to lifting the trophy. Both teams won the away legs, Dmitri Bulykin scoring the only goal in St Petersburg to give Leverkusen a measure of revenge for their 4-1 defeat in Germany. Anatoliy Tymoshchuk missed a late penalty for Zenit in the second leg.
