Russian clubs kick off Europa League campaign
It was a good night`s work in Europe for Russian sides Rubin Kazan and Lokomotiv Moscow. Both bagged away wins in their opening group games in the Europa League.
Rubin had a comfortable 3-0 win over Shamrock Rovers in Dublin.
Obafemi Martins put the visitors ahead after just three minutes.
And, despite Nelson Valdez missing a penalty late in the first-half, Cristian Noboa put them 2-0 up, five minutes into the second half. .
Gekdeniz Karadeniz added a third after an hour.
Elsewhere, Lokomotiv came from behind to defeat Sturm Graz in Austria. The game was delayed for almost an hour due to problems with light fixtures at the stadium.
Hardly had the game started than the hosts forged ahead thanks to Imre Szabic. But goals from Victor Obinna and Dmitry Sichyov gave the Russians all three points.
The Railwaymen remain unbeaten since manager Jose Caceiro took charge 11 games ago.
Meanwhile, last season`s runners-up Braga started with a 3-1 victory at BirminghamCity.
Atletico Madrid beat Scottish giants Celtic 2-0.
German Cup winners Schalke 04 played a scoreless draw at Steaua in Bucharest.
Fulham and Dutch side FC Twente finished 1-1, while Stoke also drew one apiece with Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine.
Tottenham against PAOK Salonika finished goalless.
PSV Eindhoven beat Legia Warsaw 1-0.
Sporting Lisbon got a 2-0 victory at Zurich.
While big-spending Paris Saint-Germain comfortably beat Salzburg 3-1.
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