FC Zenit St Petersburg had high hopes heading into their Group C campaign but, out of contention with a game to spare, Luciano Spalletti must now go back to the drawing board. 

| Spartak Moskva | 2-1 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG) – Stadium: Stadion Luzhniki, Moscow (RUS) | ||||
| 11/30/2012 14:27:45 | ||||
| Fenerbahçe | 1-1 | Spartak Moskva | ||
| Aggregate: 2-3 | ||||
| Referee: Felix Brych (GER) – Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul (TUR) | ||||
| 11/30/2012 14:27:45 | ||||
| Barcelona | 3-2 | Spartak Moskva | ||
| Referee: Milorad Mažić (SRB) – Stadium: Camp Nou, Barcelona (ESP) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:39:48 | ||||
| Spartak Moskva | 2-3 | Celtic | ||
| Referee: Tony Chapron (FRA) – Stadium: Stadion Luzhniki, Moscow (RUS) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:39:49 | ||||
| Spartak Moskva | 2-1 | Benfica | ||
| Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG) – Stadium: Stadion Luzhniki, Moscow (RUS) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:39:48 | ||||
| Benfica | 2-0 | Spartak Moskva | ||
| Referee: Florian Meyer (GER) – Stadium: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon (POR) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:40:30 | ||||
| Spartak Moskva | 0-3 | Barcelona | ||
| Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO) – Stadium: Stadion Luzhniki, Moscow (RUS) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:40:30 | ||||
| Celtic | 2-1 | Spartak Moskva | ||
| Referee: Felix Brych (GER) – Stadium: Celtic Park, Glasgow (SCO) | ||||
| 12/07/2012 06:40:30 | ||||
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 |
Legend:
| Recent campaigns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Stage | P | W | D | L |
| 2010/11 | Group stage | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008/09 | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007/08 | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | Group stage | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002/03 | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Full UEFA competition record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | P | W | D | L |
| UEFA Champions League | 114 | 39 | 27 | 48 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| UEFA Europa League | 109 | 58 | 21 | 30 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |