Denisov slotted home after 72 minutes and fellow midfielder Zyrianov sealed victory with a close range effort in stoppage time at the City of Manchester Stadium to secure the trophy for Zenit in their first European final. It was the second UEFA Cup success by a Russian side in four seasons following CSKA Moscow's triumph in 2005.
The Dutch side had gone 32 games unbeaten at home in Europe since entering the competition in 1977.
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Bayern managed to beat Red Star Belgrade 4-2 in the Group F encounter.
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Sevilla retained their UEFA Cup title beating Espanyol on penalties in an exciting encounter at Hampden Park.
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Wednesday night will be a bit different as Spanish clubs Sevilla and Espanyol will slug it out for the UEFA Cup final.
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Sevilla, Osasuna and Espanyol are the three Spanish clubs with the first two playing each other in the semis.
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The top three teams in each of the eight groups advance to the next round along with the eight third-place teams.
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Sevilla thrashed England's Middlesbrough 4-0 to win the UEFA Cup on Wednesday.
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