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UEFA Europa League Matchday three: Highlights

Several big teams were in action in Europe on Thursday as matchday three of the UEFA Europa League came to a conclusion. There were wins for Chelsea, Arsenal, Sevilla and the likes. 

Here are the highlights from them:

1) Chelsea 3-1 BATE:  Ruben Loftus-Cheek provided a timely reminder of his quality with a fine hat-trick in just his second start of the season as Chelsea sealed a comprehensive 3-1 win over BATE in the Europa League.

2) Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal:  Danny Welbeck scored a second-half winner to give Arsenal a 1-0 victory away to Sporting CP in the Europa League on Thursday.

3) Marseille 1-3 Lazio:  Wallace and Felipe Caicedo led Lazio to a morale-boosting win over Ligue 1 outfit Marseille

4) AC Milan 1-2 Real Betis:  Real Betis piled more pressure on Gennaro Gattuso as AC Milan surrendered top spot in Group F in a listless 2-1 home loss in the Europa League.

5) RB Leipzig 2-0 Celtic:  Celtic's chances of reaching the Europa League knockout stages took a further hit on Thursday as they were beaten 2-0 by RB Leipzig.

6) Sevilla 6-0 Akhisarspor:  Sevilla hit Akhisarspor for six goals as they ran riot at home against their Turkish champions. 

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