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Spartak Moskva Spartak Moscow ended 2014 with a 2-0 win over Ural in the Russian Premier League to ease the pressure on coach Murat Yakin.

Arsenal-Tula Both Arsenal Tula and Rostov continued their respective runs of form to move a step closer to avoiding relegation from the Russian Premier League.

CSKA Moskva Leonardo Slutskiy is refusing to press the panic button at CSKA Moscow despite seeing his side beaten 2-1 by city rivals Dynamo at the Arena Khimki.

Jürgen Klopp Emre Can scored the equaliser as Liverpool were forced to settle for a home draw against 10-man Rubin Kazan on Jurgen Klopp's Anfield bow.

Alexandre Song-Billong Rubin Kazan have completed the double signing of Alex Song and Jonathas.

Zenit Zenit, Lokomotiv Moscow and Spartak Moscow continued their good starts to the Russian Premier League with victories over the weekend.

Scott Brown Several big name clubs including Ajax, Fiorentina and Marseille are all fighting to stay alive in this season's Europa League.

The Europa League starts on Thursday and coaches Paulo Sousa and Thomas Tuchel will be keen to catch the eye for their new clubs.

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

Zenit Zenit had their meeting with Dinamo Moscow suspended due to a pitch invasion, while both Anzhi and Volga were finally relegated on Sunday.