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Saint-Étienne Supercopa de Espana winners Athletic Bilbao return to UEFA Europa League action in their play-off first leg clash with Zilina.

Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli could make his Nice comeback in Thursday's Europa League encounter with Krasnodar.

Monaco and Ajax failed to make it to round of 32, while Liverpool and Tottenham sealed top spot in their respective groups.

Dinamo Moskva Spartak Moscow maintained their 100 percent winning record with a crushing 4-1 defeat of rivals Dinamo in the Russian Premier League.

Liverpool booked their place in the knockout stages with a game to spare, but Celtic's hopes of a spot were dashed by Ajax.

Anzhi Makhachkala Anzhi's rapid slide towards the second tier of Russian football is almost complete after a 1-1 draw at nine-man Rostov on Sunday.

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.

Jurgen Klopp made a low-key Anfield debut as Liverpool were frustrated by Rubin Kazan, while Anderlecht beat Tottenham.

CSKA Moskva Russian Premier League leaders Zenit dropped points for the first time this season as CSKA Moscow cut the gap with a thrilling win at Ural.