Zenit St Petersburg moved to within touching distance of a fifth Russian league title on Sunday when Iranian international Sardar Azmoun scored twice in a 4-2 win over Samara....
CSKA kept their Russian title chances alive by beating Spartak 2-0 in Moscow's most famous derby on Saturday to move third in the league, four points behind leaders Zenit St Petersburg....
Japanese striker Takuma Nishimura scored his first goal since joining CSKA Moscow in Saturday's 3-0 victory over Rubin Kazan to help his new club maintain their bid for a seventh title....
The club from Russia's southern city of Krasnodar chalked up a 3-0 away win at Samara on Monday to jump into second spot in the Russian Premier League table....
Reigning champions Zenit St Petersburg hopes of retaining their title suffered another setback following a 3-1 defeat at the hands of promoted Samara on Saturday....