Three assists for Totti   
               
Two days after his 40th birthday, captain Francesco Totti set up three of Roma's goals as they romped past Romanian outfit Astra 4-0. The sublime skills of the midfielder saw first-half free kicks turned into goals as first Kevin Strootman tapped in at the far post on 15, and while Totti's 45th minute shot was pushed onto the bar by the 'keeper, Fazio was on hand to head home the rebound. After an own goal, shortly after the restart, a clever lob into the area on 55 minutes from Totti enabled Mohamed Salah to rush in complete a 4-0 victory. Roma now go top of Group E on goal difference after draw 1-1 with Viktoria Plzen two weeks ago.
                  
                  
Bilbao rage as ref changes mind twice     
             
Having awarded a goal to Athletic Bilbao at the end of the first half French referee Tony Chapron consulted his linesman as the Rapid Vienna players protested off-side, which Williams was as he tapped home Aritz Aduriz' pass. But Chapron's first change of heart was to award a penalty and a yellow card for a foul on Aduriz. But after further consultation with his assistants Chapron simply disallowed the goal for an off-side early in the build up, leaving the home players holding their heads in disbelief as they went in 0-0 at half-time. Bilbao eventually won 1-0 however thanks to Benat Etxebarria's thundering drive on the hour. All four sides in Group F now have three points.
                  
Schalke reborn in Europe    
              
While Schalke 04 have suffered five consecutive Bundesliga losses under new coach Markus Weinzierl, the Blues skipped to a 3-1 win over Austrians Salzburg. This season has brought them their worst ever start to a Bundesliga season where they have yet to earn a single point. But with goals from Leon Goretzka, who headed home the opener on 15 minutes, Benedikt Howedes from a corner and an own goal in a scramble, Schalke made it two wins from two in Group I after their 1-0 win at Nice last time out. It was their 14th unbeaten game in the Europa League group phase. For Salzburg, Jonatan Soriano exposed the German team's defensive frailties with his 72nd-minute consolation.
                  
                  
Balotelli on target but Nice beaten again 
                 
Krasnodar crushed Nice 5-2 in Group I for a second Europa League win for the Russians, who also won 1-0 at Salzburg two weeks ago. For Nice it was a second defeat from two games following a 1-0 home loss to Schalke. But for the Ligue 1 leaders, their romance with Italian striker Mario Balotelli continues to bloom as the 26-year-old got his fifth goal in four games. Trailing after strikes from Fedor Smolov on 22 minutes and Joaozinho, 11 minutes later, Balotelli slipped as he struck a curling shot home in the 43rd minute before bending over to cough and retch having complained of fever overnight. For the in-form Russians, there were braces from the two Brazilians Joaozinho and Ari, who replaced Smolov when he limped off after his opener.

Match day two group results on Thursday:
                  
Group A
At Istanbul, Turkey
Fenerbahce (TUR) 1 (Emenike 18) Feyenoord (NED) 0
                  
At Manchester, England
Manchester United (ENG) 1 (Ibrahimovic 69) Zorya Luhansk (UKR) 0
                  
Group B
At Astana
Astana (KAZ) 0 Young Boys (SUI) 0
                  
At Piraeus, Greece
Olympiakos (GRE) 0 APOEL (CYP) 1 (Sotiriou 10)
                  
Group C
At Baku
Qabala (AZE) 2 (Gurbanov 57-pen, Zenjov 62) Mainz (GER) 3 (Muto 41, Cordoba 68, Oztunali 78)
                  
At Saint-Etienne, France
Saint-Etienne (FRA) 1 (Roux 90+4) Anderlecht (BEL) 1 (Tielmans 62-pen)
                  
Group D
At St Petersburg, Russia
Zenit St Petersburg (RUS) 5 (Kokorin 26, 59 Giuliano 48, Criscito 66-pen, Shatov 80) AZ Alkmaar (NED) 0
                  
                  
Group E
At Vienna
Austria Vienna (AUT) 0 Viktoria Plzen (CZE) 0
                  
At Rome
AS Roma (ITA) 4 (Strootman 15, Fazio 45+2, Fabricio 47-og, Salah 55) Astra Giurgiu (ROM) 0
                  
Group F
At Bilbao, Spain 
Athletic Bilbao (ESP) 1 (Benat Etxebarria 59) Rapid Vienna (AUT) 0
                  
At Genk, Belgium
Genk (BEL) 3 (Karelis 8, Bailey 25, Buffel 61) Sassuolo (ITA) 1 (Politano 65)
                  
Group G
At Amsterdam
Ajax (NED) 1 (Dolberg 28) Standard Liege (BEL) 0
                  
At Vigo, Spain
Celta Vigo (ESP) 2 (Guidetti 84, Wass 89) Panathinaikos (GRE) 0
                  
Group H
At Ghent, Belgium
Ghent (BEL) 2 (Saief 17, Renato Neto 34) Konyaspor (TUR) 0
                  
At Lviv, Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 2 (Stepanenko 5, Kovalenko 56) Braga (POR) 0
                  
Group I
At Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Schalke 04 (GER) 3 (Goretzka 15, Duje Caleta-Car 47-og, Howedes 58) FC Red Bull Salzburg (AUT 1 (Soriano 72)
                  
At Krasnodar 
Krasnodar (RUS) 5 (Smolov 22, Joaozinho 33, 65-pen, Ari 86, 90) Nice (FRA) 2 (Balotelli 42, Cyprien 71)
                  
Group J
At Florence, Italy
Fiorentina (ITA) 5 (El Babacar 39, 45, Kalinic 43, Zarate 63, 78) Qarabag (AZE) 1 (Ndlovu 90)
                  
At Liberec, Czech Republic
Liberec (CZE) 1 (Komlichenko 1) PAOK Salonika (GRE) 2 (Athanasiadis 10-pen, 82)
                  
Group K                  
At Prague
Sparta Prague (CZE 3 (Vaclav Kadlec 7, 25, Holek 76) Inter Milan (ITA) 1 (Palacio 71)
                  
Group L
At Zurich, Switzerland
FC Zurich (SUI) 2 (Schonbachler 45, Cavusevic 80) Osmanlispor (TUR) 1 (Maher 74)
                  
At Bucharest
Steaua Bucharest (ROM) 1 (Sulley 19) Villarreal (ESP) 1 (Borre 9)