Intro:

AS Monaco defeated Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 on Tuesday (9th December) to win Champions League Group C and qualify for the last 16 of the competition for the first time in nine years.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Andre Villas-Boas, Zenit coach:

"I think the first half was very strong for Zenit. We had good control of the game and managed to get in some way in behind Monaco. I think the second half was Monaco's. I think we lost control of possession, we made a couple of mistakes in our passing and that gave Monaco the initiative. Then they gained a little bit more depth in their attack when Berbatov came out."

SOUNDBITE: (French) Andre Villas-Boas, Zenit coach:

"After the injury to Berbatov we had a big problem because we didn't have control of possession or the creation of opportunities like we had in the first half. So I think that is a big difference, our passing in our group between the players wasn't good in the second half. We often lost the ball."