Lokomotiv Moskva

Zenit ​Zenit stretched their lead at the top of the Russian Premier League to seven points with a 1-0 victory over second-placed CSKA Moscow.

As Liverpool prepare to welcome Sion to Anfield, Napoli received some good news on the injury front ahead of their Europa League clash.

A place in the Europa League was on offer for Lokomotiv Moscow but they fell to a 1-0 Champions League defeat at Schalke.

Dinamo Moskva Dinamo Moscow suffered their first defeat of the Stanislav Cherchesov era as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Krasnodar.

Olympique Lyon Lyon and Real Sociedad were the big-name casualties in the UEFA Europa League play-offs on Thursday.

Spartak Moskva Lokomotiv Moscow returned to the top of the Russian Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Volga on Monday.

Scott Brown Celtic need a win against Ajax in the Europa League, while Liverpool can qualify with victory over Bordeaux.

Dmitry Tarasov Lokomotiv Moscow have been charged by UEFA after Dmitri Tarasov unveiled a political statement after their Europa League tie at Fenerbahce.

Inter Milan Italian giants Inter visit Stjarnan in Iceland while Villarreal, Tottenham and Feyenoord also begin their UEFA Europa League play-off ties on the road.

Yevhen Konoplyanka's late corner was headed home by Weston McKennie to earn Schalke their second win in five days.