On 25 January, Zenit and Sochi played friendly matches in the UAE and Turkey.

Zenit 5-0 Zilina

Zenit’s opponents had already faced an RPL side at their training camp in the UAE. On 23 January, the Slovak team lost 3-2 to Krasnodar, and conceded heavily again. Artem Dzyuba and Andrey Mostovoy scored for Zenit in the first half, and after the break Aleksandr Erokhin scored a hat-trick. With this match, Sergei Semak's men completed their first training camp. The next training camp will be held in Portugal.

Sochi 0-0 Austria Vienna

In the first match at their second training camp, which will be held in Turkey until 3 February, Sochi met with a team from the Austrian Bundesliga. The meeting ended goalless. Sochi will play their next match against Baltika on 29 January.

The schedule of training camps and friendly matches during the winter break is in the "Winter camps" section

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