On Thursday, 17 September, the first matches of UEFA Europa League took place.

Krasnodar played against Borussia in Dortmund. RFPL representatives scored the opener. It was Mamaev. But the team from Krasnodar was not able to keep the acceptable result. Ginter equalized and at the very end of the game Park brought win to Dortmund team - 2:1.

Rubin was playing an away match against Sion and also lost – 1:2. Kanunnikov scored for the Russian club, and ex-forward of Krasnodar Konaté twice scored for the home team.