On 21 January, Zenit, CSKA and Pari NN played first friendly matches at UAE camps.

Akhmat Grozny also scheduled match against Navbahor in Turkey, but fixture was cancelled due to heavy rain.

Zenit St. Petersburg 5-1 Dinamo Samarqkand
Zenit goals: Fernandes (13), Wendel (26), Mostovoy (30), Vasilyev (53), Pedro (78)

FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod 1-1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Pari NN goal: Kukharchuk (67)

CSKA Moscow 4-1 Sohar SC
CSKA goals: Zabolotny (4), Oblyakov (12, 25), Al Saadi (OG 31)

Who will play on 22 January

Ural Ekaterinburg vs Gulf United
Rubin Kazan vs Napredak Krusevac
FC Orenburg vs FC Pyunik