article_snippet: Zenit St Petersburg took a giant stride towards the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday night after overcoming 10-man Torino in the first leg of their round of 16 tie.
article_snippet: Zenit have not progressed beyond this stage of a European competition since Axel Witsel and Domenico Criscito won the UEFA Cup back in 2008 but will be clear favourites heading to Turin next week for the second leg.
article_snippet: Zenit controlled the early exchanges, dominating possession as Torino defended deep.
highlights_snippet: Zenit beat Torino 2-0 in the first leg of the their Europa League last-16 tie .
  