Friday 4 November 2016 12:14, UK
Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz netted a hat-trick of penalties en route to completing a remarkable five-goal haul which saw off Genk 5-3 to open up the qualification race in Europa League Group F.
Sassuolo remain bottom after they drew 2-2 at home against Rapid Vienna, who scored a late equaliser - but now all four teams are separated by just one point.
League of Ireland champions Dundalk were beaten 2-1 away at Group D leaders Zenit St Petersburg.
Giuliano put the Russians in front on 41 minutes, but Daryl Horgan's goal - following a swift counter-attack - levelled matters on 52 minutes.
Zenit, though, maintained their 100 per cent record and also sealed early qualification for the round of 32, when Giuliano netted his second with 22 minutes left.
Elsewhere in the group, the game between Maccabi Tel-Aviv and AZ Alkmaar ended goalless, meaning Dundalk retain second spot in the standings.
Anderlecht thumped Mainz 6-1 in Group C, where Ligue 1 outfit Saint-Etienne, continued their qualification push with a 2-1 win at pointless Qabala.
Roma won 4-2 at Austria Vienna with a brace from Edin Dzeko to climb to the top of Group E, with the other tie ending 1-1 between Astra Giurgiu and Viktoria Plzen.
Shakhtar Donetsk ran out 5-3 winners at Gent to secure a place in the knockout stage as Group H winners, while Braga beat Konyaspor 3-1 in a match which saw both sides have a player sent off.
Ajax also made sure of qualification from Group G with a 3-2 win over Celta Vigo in Amsterdam, holding off a late resurgence from the Spaniards, who are now level with Standard Liege after their 3-0 win at Panathinaikos.
Apoel Nicosia lead Group B after the Cypriots beat Swiss side Young Boys 1-0 and Olympiakos drew 1-1 away to FC Astana.
Schalke are also through to the knockout stages after a 2-0 win over Krasnodar left the Germans six points clear at the top of Group I, while Red Bull Salzburg kept their hopes alive after winning 2-0 at Nice.
Fiorentina beat Slovan Liberec 3-0 to top Group J, and Qarabag secured a 1-0 win at PAOK Salonika.
In Group L, Turkish side Osmanlispor moved ahead of Villarreal at the top with a 2-1 win at El Madrigal, while Zurich and Steaua Bucurest playing out a goalless draw.
Following Feyenoord's 1-1 draw at Zorya Luhansk, where they finished with 10 men, Manchester United are now third in Group A after a 2-1 defeat at Fenerbahce left them a point behind the Turks and the Dutch side.
Southampton's victory over Inter Milan means the south coast club have seven points from four games, and will secure a place in the knockout stage if they can secure victory in their next European tie at leaders Sparta Prague, who beat Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-0.
