A moment of brilliance from Raul Jimenez was the reason Benfica made the Champions League last eight, says Zenit boss Andre Villas-Boas.
Zenit head coach Andre Villas-Boas was left to lament a moment of inspiration from Raul Jimenez as his side was sent crashing out of the Champions League by Benfica on Wednesday.
The second leg of the last-16 tie at the Petrovsky Stadium was seemingly heading for extra time when Hulk's header leveled the scores at 1-1 on aggregate.
However, Zenit was made to rue a series of missed chances as Benfica completed a late turnaround, starting in the 85th minute when Raul Jimenez tried an improbable half-volley on the spin that goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin could only parry onto the woodwork and captain Nicolas Gaitan headed in the rebound.