Dinamo Moskva

Spartak Moskva Defending Russian Premier League champions CSKA Moscow suffered their first defeat of the new season, losing 1-0 to Spartak Moscow.

Sevilla Sevilla got the defence of their UEFA Europa League title off to a triumphant start with a 2-0 home win over Feyenoord on Thursday.

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham produced a late turnaround to beat AEL 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday, while Astra shocked Lyon with a 2-1 away win.

Napoli A two-goal first-leg cushion proved to be crucial for Napoli as an entertaining goalless draw at Dynamo Moscow ensured their progress to the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.

Zenit Zenit sealed a 2-1 victory over title rivals CSKA Moscow on Sunday to move eight points clear at the top of the Russian Premier League.

Napoli Napoli will aim to move a step closer to UEFA Europa League glory against Dynamo Moscow with the future of coach Rafael Benitez still very much up in the air.

Zenit Jose Salomon Rondon netted a hat-trick to fire Zenit to a 3-0 victory over Ural in the first round of Russian Premier League fixtures since the mid-season break.

Fiorentina Serie A rivals Fiorentina and Roma will lock horns in a mouth-watering UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie next month.

Torpedo Moscow gave themselves a chance of maintaining their Russian Premier League status with a 3-1 win over fellow strugglers Ural.

CSKA Moskva Rock-bottom Amkar Perm caused arguably the shock of the Russian Premier League season on Monday when they beat third-place CSKA Moscow 1-0.