week 28 of Rosgosstrakh Championship of Russia

With Rubin Kazen being crowned champions, the big race in Russia is for the final European spots. At presently Zenit is clinging to the all-important fifth spot but with the narrowest of margin and faces a massive battle against Perm on Sunday. It'll be a classic contrast of styles, with the tight defensive plan of the Red-Blacks красно-черные of Perm and the free-flowing style of Zenit. Additionally in another of the great battles this month in Moscow, Lokomotiv's slim hopes advancement go head-to-head with Spartak Moscow. Spartak has slowly climbed up the table and sit on the verge of moving into the European spot. With Amkar' to play a defensive match, a draw in that match combined with a Spartak victory would see them leap to fourth position and set-up their final match-day against Zenit at Luzhniki. It all starts in an hour with the legendary Yegor Titov leading Khimki out of relegation as they face Tom' Tomsk

Friday
Tom' Tomsk @ Khimki

Saturday
Spartak Nalchik @ Samara Kryliya Sovetov
Saturn Moscow @ Shinnik Yaroslav

Sunday
Zenit St Petersburg @ Amkar Perm'
Lokomotiv Moscow @ Spartak Moscow
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok @ Dynamo Moscow
Terek Grozny @ Rubin Kazan

Monday
CSKA Moscow @ FC Moscow

Top eight of table	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts
Rubin Kazan	27	18	6	3	42	17	60
CSKA Moscow	27	14	8	5	45	22	50
Dynamo Moscow	27	13	8	6	36	28	47
Amkar Perm'	27	12	8	7	26	20	44
Zenit St Petersburg	27	11	10	6	54	34	43
Spartak Moscow	27	11	10	6	40	33	43
Samara Kryliya Sovetov	27	10	11	6	40	25	41
Lokomotiv Moscow	27	10	8	9	31	29	38