Shakhtar Donetsk maintained their 100 percent start in Group H of the Europa League by beating Gent 5-0.
Viktor Kovalenko put the Ukrainians on the road in the thirteen minutes, with Facundo Ferreyra (30), Bernard (46), Taison (75) and Maksym Malyshev (85) completing the goal.
In Group D, Dundalk of the Irish Premier League lost 2–1 at home to Zenit St Petersburg, who missed a penalty at the last minute.
The Russians have a five-point lead, while Dundalk is second, one point ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv after the Israeli team won 2-1 home against AZ Alkmaar with an expired goal of Eyal Golasa.
Austria Vienna fought for a 3-3 draw in Rome, leaving the two groups tied with five issues in the most sensible part of Group E.
Stephan El Shaarawy scored twice for the Italians, the last goals of Dominik Prokop and Olarenwaju Kayode secured a dramatic draw.
And, in Group F, Genk beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at home to score two points after Rapid Vienna and Sassuolo tied 1-1.
Schalke won 3 of 3 in Group I after an initial goal by Ukrainian striker Yevhen Konoplyanka proved sufficient to give the Germans a 1-0 win over Russian club Krasnodar.
And Fiorentina remained at group J’s most sensitive point with a 3–1 win over Slovan Liberec.
Nikola Kalinic scored twice in the first half and, Petr Sevcik (58) reduced the deficit for the hosts, Khouma Babacar made sure the problems returned to Italy with a third goal 20 minutes from the end.
Sparta Prague leads Group K after a goal in the second half of replacement Matej Pulkrab (71) gave the Czechs a 1-0 home win over Israeli side Hapoel Be’er Sheva, while Villarreal is at group L’s most sensitive point after fighting for Tie 2-2 with Turkish club Osmanlispor.
A double in the first half of Raúl Rusescu put the locals before Villarreal midfielder Bruno Soriano missed a penalty within 54 minutes of Osmanlispor’s replacement, Mehmet Guven, being sent off.
However, the Spaniards reduced the arrears thanks to Alfred N’Diaye (56), then Alexandre Pato scored the tie with 16 minutes to the end.
Celta de Vigo and Ajax shared 4 goals in an entertaining 2–2 draw to take over Group G.
The Dutch took the lead through Hakim Ziyech in the 22nd minute, with a satisfied hand from Captain Andreu Fontas to see the Celtic level.
The Amin Younes winger sent Ajax back to the lead in the 71st minute for an equally impressive finale by replacement Fabián Orellana to bring the Spaniards back in the 82nd minute.
Elsewhere in the first kick-off, Nice won 1-0 at Red Bull Salzburg and FK Qarabag beat PAOK Salonique 2-0, while there were draws at Konyaspor against Braga, Standard Liege against Panathinaikos and FC Zurich against Steaua Bucuresti.
In the last matches, Young Boys beat Apoel Nicosia, Feyenoord to Zorya Lugansk, St Etienne in Gabala, Olympiakos in Astana and Astra Giurgiu in Plzen. Mainz and Anderlecht tied 1-1.
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