Zenit vs Real Madrid Highlights Video

Zenit vs Real Madrid
4' 0 - 1 Goal Tomas Hubocan (og)
25' Danny Goal 1 - 1
31' 1 - 2 Goal Ruud van Nistelrooy
Real Madrid scored twice in the first half to defeat a spirited Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 on their home Champions League debut on Tuesday.

An own goal by Zenit defender Tomas Hubocan and an opportunistic strike by Ruud van Nistlerooy gave nine-times European champions Real their second consecutive victory in Group H.

Portugal international Danny, Zenit's record 30 million euro signing from Dynamo Moscow last month, was on target for the Russian champions midway through the first half but the home side wasted numerous chances after the break.

UEFA Highlights Video Man Utd vs Zenit

Manchester United 1 - 2 Zenit St Petersburg
UEFA Super Cup (2008 UEFA Super Cup)
44' 0 - 1 Goal Pavel Pogrebniak
59' 0 - 2 Goal Miguel Danny
73' Nemanja Vidic Goal 1 - 2
90' Paul Scholes Red Card

Ferguson is likely to use Friday's European Super Cup game in Zenit St. Petersburg as the perfect opportunity to revive his Manchester United team, a delicate start the season.

Zenit will be looking for another British scalp, in the traditional race between the winners of the previous season's European Champions League and the UEFA Cup, while Russia's performance and victory in the May final against Scotland's Rangers.

The United States has hit the injuries, the suspension of the Olympic Games and called on the UPS, this month, but Ferguson hopes the club captain Gary Neville, fit after a series of career under threat of injury, nani, who is suspended from the league, and Brazil Anderson, just back from the Olympic Games in Beijing, will play the part of the Friday.