Borussia Dortmund stormed to a resounding 4-0 triumph over a 10-man Villarreal side, halting a three-match winless run in impressive fashion.
The Guinean striker Serhou Guirassy was the catalyst, breaking the deadlock with a header from a corner in added time just before the half-time break.
He added a second early in the second half, pouncing after his initial spot-kick was parried by goalkeeper Luiz Júnior, being the fastest to react to tap in the loose ball.
Villarreal's task was made even harder when Juan Foyth was shown a red card for deliberately handling a certain goal strike from Karim Adeyemi, giving away the decisive penalty.
Just three minutes later, Adeyemi got his goal, firing home from inside the box to make it 3-0, before Daniel Svensson sealed the comprehensive win with a header in the dying moments of the match.
The result lifted Dortmund to fourth position in the table with 10 points from five fixtures, level with Chelsea and Man City.
Villarreal, meanwhile, fell to just above the relegation zone with a meager one point.
Juventus Snatch Late Victory
Juventus needed a stoppage-time winner from substitute Jonathan David to overcome Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt 3-2 and secure their first victory of this campaign's competition.
The hosts looked to have earned a point when Sondre Brunstad Fet scored an 87th-minute penalty, erasing goals from Juve's Loïs Openda and Weston McKennie, who had overturned Ole Didrik Blomberg's first-half opener.
However, the thrilling finish was not over, as the hosts were undone in stoppage time when goalkeeper Nikita Haikin spilled a shot from half-time substitute Kenan Yildiz, allowing David to pounce first and fire home the winning goal.
McTominay Saves Napoli's Blushes
Scott McTominay saved the day for Napoli as they celebrated the fifth anniversary of Diego Maradona's death with a 2-0 victory over Qarabag.
The Scottish midfielder nodded in the first goal in the 65th minute and later forced an deflection from Marko Jankovic, after a penalty from Manchester United loanee Rasmus Højlund was kept out.
Other Fixtures
- Pointless Ajax stay bottom of the table after a 2-0 loss at home to Benfica, with goals from Samuel Dahl and Leandro Barreiro securing the Portuguese side their initial victory of the tournament.
- Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise triumphed 1-0 away at Galatasaray, thanks to a second-half finish from Promise David.
- The match between Slavia Prague and Athletic Bilbao ended in a goalless stalemate.
