The meeting, which took place at the Gazprom Arena, ended with the score 3: 1 in favor of the home team.
Victory “Zenith” brought goals Artyom Dziuba and Serdar Azmun, as well as an own goal Ruben Diash. “Benfica” answered with a goal by Raul de Thomas.
In the third round, Zenit away will play with the German RB Leipzig, and Benfica will host the French Lyon in their field.
It was previously reported that the double Hakimi brought Borussia a victory over Slavia in the Champions League match.