Dinamo Moskva

Liverpool Besiktas advanced to the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League after a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Liverpool in Istanbul on Thursday.

Christian Noboa Ecuador coach Reinaldo Rueda remains cautious on the fitness of midfielder Christian Noboa ahead of his country's FIFA World Cup opener.

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

Dinamo Moskva Napoli will aim to put questions about their ability to compete on three fronts to bed by completing an aggregate win over Dynamo Moscow to progress to the last eight of the UEFA Europa League.

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.

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.

Liverpool Roma face Feyenoord, Liverpool take on Besiktas and Celtic tackle Inter in the pick of the UEFA Europa League last-32 ties.

Inter Milan Inter can bounce back from Sunday's Serie A humbling against Cagliari when they host Qarabag in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.

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