Zenit became the Russian football champion for the ninth time (and fifth time in a row)

The players of St. Petersburg "Zenith" beat Moscow "Spartak" in the 26th round of the Russian Premier League and became the winners of the tournament ahead of schedule.

The meeting, held at the Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg, ended with a score of 3:2.

Four rounds before the end of the championship, Zenit scored 64 points, breaking away from the closest pursuers from CSKA Moscow by 13 points.

Zenit wins the gold of the Russian Football Championship for the fifth time in a row and the ninth time in history ). In 1984, the team also won the USSR championship.

The website of Zenit reports that he became the "ten-time champion of the country."