Edin Džeko and Zlatan Ibrahimović registered hat-tricks as Roma and Manchester United took giant strides towards a place in the UEFA Europa League round of 16.So often the scourge of St-Étienne during his Ligue 1 days, United forward Ibrahimović continued his impressive record against Les Verts in the first leg of the teams' last-32 tie. He completed his treble, sealing a 3-0 win at Old Trafford, with a late penalty in a match where Paul Pogba went head to head with his brother, left-back Florentin.
Džeko is now , one ahead of Aritz Aduriz, who was on target in Athletic Club's 3-2 defeat of APOEL.
Bosnia and Herzegovina striker Džeko struck three times in 22 second-half minutes at Estadio de la Cerámica, inspiring Roma to a 4-0 triumph over Villarreal. It was the seventh consecutive game in which the 30-year-old has found the net.
Rostov also ran out 4-0 victors, against Sparta Praha. Trailing 1-0, the visitors lost Tiémoko Konaté to a 32nd-minute red card. Lyon recorded a sizeable win of their own, 4-1 at AZ Alkmaar, thanks in part to an Alexandre Lacazette double.
Schalke's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, meanwhile, brought up his half-century of goals in UEFA club competition, rounding off a 3-0 success at PAOK a matter of minutes after coming off the bench.
Round of 32 first leg results
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