Europa League round-up: Edin Dzeko bags himself a hat-trick against Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao win a thriller and Alexandre Lacazette nets a brace for Lyon
Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko has been in fine form himself and he scored three times in little over 20 second-half minutes as Roma romped to a 4-0 victory away to Villarreal in Spain.
The Brazilian Emerson Palmieri gave Roma the lead with a vicious 32nd-minute hit and Dzeko then took charge in the second half, scoring the first of his three goals in the 65th minute.
Edin Dezko netted a fine hat-trick with this rasping left-footed driveGetty ImagesHis side now go into the second leg with a comfortable 4-0 leadReuters
Dzeko is Serie A’s leading scorer with 18 goals and now has eight goals this season in the Europa League, in which Roma appear to have more than one foot in the last 16.
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It was a better night for Villarreal’s La Liga rivals Athletic Bilbao, who beat Apoel Nicosia 3-2 at home.
Besiktas won 3-1 at Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Bundesliga side Schalke came away from a trip to PAOK Salonika in Greece with an impressive 3-0 victory.
Legia Warsaw played out a goaless draw at home to Ajax while Anderlecht beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.
Aduriz got on the score sheet for Bilbao as they were on the right end of a five goal thrillerGetty Images
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In Thursday’s other earlier kick-offs, Alexandre Lacazette scored twice as Lyon won 4-1 at AZ Alkmaar.
Sparta Prague saw Ivory Coast forward Tiemoko Konate sent off for collecting two yellow cards in the first half as they went down 4-0 away to Rostov.
There was also a red card for FC Copenhagen substitute Jan Gregus during the closing moments of his side’s 2-1 win at Ludogorets.
A late header from Takayuki Seto earned Astra Giurgiu a 2-2 draw against Genk.
Alexandre Lacazette bagged a brace as his reputation continues to grow as a lethal marksmanAP:Associated PressThe French forward has been a long-term target of Arsenal, and West Ham also had a bid rejected in the summerGetty Images
Viktor Claesson’s goal after five minutes was enough to give Krasnodar a 1-0 home win over Fenerbahce.
Fiorentina left Borussia Monchengladbach with a 1-0 victory, while Shakhtar Donetsk won at Celta Vigo by the same scoreline.
Olympiacos had Brazilian defender Bruno Viana sent off during the closing stages of their goalless draw against Osmanlispor.
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