PSG take control of tough group

Europa League review: Paris St Germain stormed to the top of Europa League Group J with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ukrainian…

Europa League review:Paris St Germain stormed to the top of Europa League Group J with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv.

The French side are now surprise leaders in ahead of Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund.

Christophe Jallet's strike in the fourth minute gave the French Cup winners the perfect start and Brazilian striker Nene extended PSG's control of the match after 20 minutes.

Sevillaearned their first victory in the same group with a hard-fought 1-0 win at 10-man Borussia Dortmund. The Spaniards ahead through Luca Cigarini with a goal two minutes into first-half stoppage-time, before the hosts were reduced to 10 men in the 50th minute when Marcel Schmelzer was given his second yellow card.

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Edinson Cavani struck in the eighth minute of injury-time to earn Napolia point against 10-man Steaua Bucharestin a 3-3 thriller in Romania.

The Italians had trailed 3-0 after 16 minutes but the sending-off of goalscorer Pantelis Kapetanos turned the game, allowing Luigi Vitale, Marek Hamsik and Cavani to help the Italians pull off an amazing comeback.

Falcao earned Portoa second successive victory with a 1-0 win at Cillian Sheridan's CSKA Sofiato leave them top of Group L, ahead of Besiktas on goal difference.

The Colombian was set up by strike partner Hulk to give the visitors an early lead they never relinquished.

Besiktascame from behind to beat Rapid Vienna2-1.

Veli Kavlak gave Rapid the lead but Filip Holosko - a first-half substitute for the injured Ricardo Quaresma - quickly equalised.

And Bobo grabbed the winner as the Istanbul outfit - who won their first game against Sofia courtesy of a last-minute goal - joined Porto on six points ahead of the two teams' double-header.

Ante Vukusic was the hero as Hajduk Splitgrabbed a 95th-minute winner against Anderlechtto steal what had been a scrappy Group G encounter 1-0 while Zenit St Petersburgheaped more misery on troubled AEK Athensby claiming a 4-2 win.

Early goals from Tomas Hubocan and Danny put the hosts in control and a reply from Nikos Liberopoulos proved only a brief tonic as Danko Lazovic converted a penalty before half-time.

That came after Cristian Nasuti had seen red for a professional foul, and Lazovic grabbed his side's fourth in the second half before Pantelis Kafes reduced the deficit with a late penalty.

In Group I, Sampdoriaended their month-long wait for a victory with a nervy 1-0 win over Debrecenthanks to Giampaolo Pazzini's 18th-minute penalty, while PSV Eindhovenwere 2-0 winners at Metalist Kharkiv.

Young Boysdefeated Getafeby the same scoreline, while Stuttgartwere 2-1 winners at Odensein Group H.

CSKA Moscowscored three in the second-half to comfortably beat Sparta Praguein Group F.