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FC Spartak Moskva are through to the Russian Cup semi-finals after sealing a 3-2 aggregate victory over bitter rivals FC Lokomotiv Moskva. Mihailo Pjanović and Mozart (penalty) were on target as Spartak triumphed 2-1 in the second leg, and they could face another side from the Russian capital in the last four after PFC CSKA Moskva and FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast also went through. FC Zenit St. Petersburg make up the quartet, as they completed a 5-2 aggregate win against FC Torpedo Moskva.

FC Metalurh Zaporizhya have sealed a UEFA Cup berth after reaching the first Ukrainian Cup final in their history. The side held FC Illychivets Mariupil to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their last-four tie, to seal a 3-2 aggregate triumph. Their opponents will be the most successful team in the competition’s history, FC Dynamo Kyiv, after Kléber sealed a 2-0 aggregate triumph against second-division side FC Karpaty Lviv.

MKS Pogon Szczecin made history in Poland yesterday when they became the first club to name an entirely foreign starting XI for an Ekstraklasa game. Slovakian goalkeeper Boris Pesković was joined by no fewer than ten Brazilian players in Czech coach Bohumil Panik's lineup for the match against GKS Bełchatów, though they could not prevent a 2-0 defeat.

In Armenia, FC Kilikia have dismissed coach Samvel Darbinyan, his staff and four players - brothers Suren and Mamikon Atoyan, Artak Hovhannisyan and Ararat Haeutyunyan - following two draws in their Armenian Cup quarter-final against FC Banants-2. Kilikia progressed to the semi-finals after a penalty shoot-out, but that did not satisfy president Sergei Agababyan, who has taken over as coach.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC midfielder Russell Duncan has agreed a new two-year contract with the Scottish club. The 25-year-old, who has made 27 Premier League appearances this season, had been tied to Inverness until the end of next term.