Zenit St Petersburg fans make their voices heard before kick-off in the Uefa Cup final at the City of Manchester Stadium
Rangers fans are also out in force with an estimated 120,000 in Manchester and slightly less taking their seats in the final venue
The Rangers team enter the arena to a barrage of noise with the entire stadium a wall of colour and sound
Zenit will start the final as slight favourites having beaten Bayern Munich 5-1 on aggregate in the semi-final
The final gets going on a clear May evening in Manchester with Steven Whittaker shielding the ball from Zenit's Roman Shirokov
Konstantin Zyrianov launches a Zenit St Petersburg attack as the Russian side dominate the opening exchanges of the match
Rangers defender Sasa Papac is forced to stretch as Viktor Fayzulin and the Russian side create a number of openings
Rangers have a penalty appeal turned away after a frantic goalmouth scramble as the final springs to life after the half-time interval
Zenit's Andrei Arshavin sees a clear chance headed off the line by Sasa Papac after an error by Neil Alexander in the Rangers goal
A slick move sees the deadlock finally broken as Igor Denisov races through the Rangers defence before slotting the ball home
The 72nd-minute goal sends the Russian section of fans into raptures while the passionate Rangers supporters are left stunned
The frustration is clear on the face of Rangers defender Carlos Cuellar as his side face an uphill task to get back into the final
Konstantin Zyrianov seals the win for the Russian side with an injury-time strike from close-range to kill off any remaining hope for Rangers
Amid a shower of confetti Zenit St Petersburg lift the Uefa Cup after denying Rangers the chance of a unique quadruple
Rangers skipper Barry Ferguson and team-mate Lee McCulloch can only watch as the opposition parade the Uefa Cup
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