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CSKA Moskva CSKA Moscow and Rubin Kazan grabbed the headlines in the Russian Premier League with emphatic victories.

René Girard Lille coach Rene Girard felt his side did not do enough to hinder Krasnodar following their 1-1 draw in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.

René Girard Lille coach Rene Girard is refusing to underestimate the quality of UEFA Europa League opponents Krasnodar prior to their clash on Thursday.

Inter Milan Inter begin the UEFA Europa League group stage with a tough test at in-form Dnipro, while defending champions Sevilla host Feyenoord.

Zenit Zenit St Petersburg laid down a marker in the Russian Premier League with a 2-0 win over champions CSKA Moscow on Friday.

Lokomotiv Moskva Lokomotiv Moscow took full advantage of Zenit's dropped points, going top of the Russian Premier League with a 3-1 win over Kuban Krasnodar.

Lokomotiv Moskva Lokomotiv Moscow closed the gap on league leaders Zenit St Petersburg on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Dinamo Moscow.

AC Milan, Marseille and Everton learned their fate in Friday's Europa League play-off draw. Here is the draw in full.

Fyodor Smolov West Ham will not be signing Fedor Smolov before the transfer deadline after the Russia captain declared his intention to stay at Krasnodar.

Pavel Mamaev Zenit and Krasnodar have issued strongly worded statements after Aleksandr Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev were involved in an altercation.