Manchester United failed to produce their brand of quick-passing, penetrative football that dismantled Premier League champions Leicester City on Saturday, but still managed to scrape past Zorya Luhansk 1-0 thanks to a Zlatan Ibrahimovic header in the second half, giving Jose Mourinho's men their first points in the Europa League campaign. Fenerbahce beat Feyenoord by the same scoreline with Emmanuel Emenike grabbing the winner, leaving the Turkish side on top of Group A.
FC Astana and Young Boys played out a 0-0 draw in Group B, while APOEL Nicosia edged past Olympiacos 1-0 in Greece. In Group C, German side Mainz overcame FK Qabala 3-2 while Anderlecht beat Saint-Etienne 1-0.
There was a historic moment for League of Ireland champions Dundalk in Group D as Ciaran Kilduff's 72nd minute strike was enough for the Lilywhites to clinch their first European victory and becoming the first Irish side to claim a Europa League group victory, seeing off Maccabi Tel Aviv at Oriel Park. Zenit St Petersburg stormed past AZ Alkmaar 5-0 in the group's other tie.
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In Group E, Austria Wien and Viktoria Plzen finished scoreless while Roma thumped Astra Giurgiu 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico. In Group F, Athletic Bilbao slipped past Rapid Wien 1-0 while Genk eased past Sassuolo 3-1.
"?In the night's earlier kick-offs, Ajax edged past Standard Liege thanks to a first-half strike from Kasper Dolberg, lifting the Eredivisie club to the top of Group G. In the group's other game, Celta Vigo beat Panathinaikos, with Daniel Wass and former Manchester City striker John Guidetti both getting on the scoresheet.
In Group H, goals from Kenneth Saief and Renato Neto were enough for Gent to see off Turkish side Konyaspor while the ten men of Shakhtar Donetsk overcame Braga at the Arena Lviv, with goals from Taras Stepanenko and Viktor Kovalenko coming either side of Fred's sending off.
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Krasnodar comprehensively brushed past Nice 5-2, despite Mario Balotelli continuing his excellent start to life at the French club. Joaozinho and Ari both bagged braces to overcome the Ligue 1 club. Meanwhile, Schalke recorded their second straight victory with a 3-1 win over Salzburg, with Leon Goretzka and Naldo striking to add to Duje Caleta-Car's own goal.
Fiorentina made light work of Qarabag with a 5-1 win, Khouma Babacar, Nikola Kalinic and former West Ham striker Mauro Zarate all getting in on the act for the Italian club. PAOK Thessaloniki beat Slovan Liberec 2-1 in the other match in Group J.
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Southampton travelled a long way to meet Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Israel, but were held to a frustrating 0-0 stalemate, leaving the Premier League side at the top of the group. However, Frank de Boer's misery deepened at Inter after the Nerazzurri were beaten 3-1 by Sparta Prague.
Finally, in Group L, FC Zurich overcame Osmalispor FK 2-1 and Steaua Bucharest held Villarreal to a 1-1 draw.