Zenit St Petersburg boss Dick Advocaat is appalled by match-fixing claims regarding their UEFA Cup win over Bayern Munich.

Spanish newspaper El Pais claimed a judge had forwarded information to German prosecutors which claimed a gang with links to the Russian mafia had given money to Bayern ahead of the match. Zenit beat the Bundesliga outfit 4-0 in the second leg of their semi-final before beating Rangers in the final.

"This is incredible," former Rangers manager Advocaat told the Daily Record. "All I can say is let them play the tapes so we can hear what has been said. Then everyone will know what a big lie it is."

He added: "Everyone knows the simple truth - we had a better team than Rangers. That's why we won the UEFA Cup.

"Rangers played very well, but we were the better side. There was no mystery. I don't know why anybody would say something like this.

"There is a lot of jealousy about what we have achieved with Zenit in such a short space of time. People don't like the fact that we have been so successful so quickly.

"But that has nothing to do with bribes or dirty money. It has everything to do with the quality of the players and coaching staff. That's why we have achieved so much."

Advocaat also dismissed suggestions either Rangers or Bayern could be bought to throw a match and also insisted Zenit's mega-rich owners Gazprom would never indulge in such tactics.

He said: "Do you honestly think clubs like Bayern Munich or Rangers would get involved in taking money to lose football matches? That is just ridiculous."

Zenit have strongly denied the allegations and threatened legal action over the claims. Bayern have also denied all knowledge of the allegations.