Spartak Moskva

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

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.

In Other News... A man of his word, victorious Spartak Moscow defender Salvatore Bocchetti claims he has begun fulfilling a promise to walk from Moscow to Naples.

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.

Philippe Coutinho Correia Liverpool will return to the Champions League knockout stages for the first time since 2008-09 after destroying Spartak Moscow at Anfield.

Dmitriy Alenichev Spartak Moscow have won the Russian Premier League for the first time since 2001 after beating Tom Tomsk, as Zenit lost to Terek Grozny.

Joel Matip Joel Matip is not set for an imminent return to Liverpool action, with Jurgen Klopp saying it is "possible" he could miss a month.

Lucas Barrios Montpellier signing Lucas Barrios said he wanted to remain in Europe, after a failed stint at Russian side Spartak Moscow.

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.

Zenit Zenit began life without Luciano Spalletti in a 1-0 defeat at CSKA Moscow while Anzhi's unlikely bid for survival gathered pace.