<p class="title rtejustify">An emotional Alvaro Morata snapped his recent goal drought to secure a 1-0 win for Chelsea over Hungarian champions Vidi in the Europa League on Thursday, as Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 victory away to Qarabag in Azerbaijan.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Spain striker Morata, without a goal since August 18, wasted a terrific chance in the first half at Stamford Bridge but atoned with a sharp finish on 70 minutes to put Chelsea ahead.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Substitute Ross Barkley also headed against the crossbar, while Kepa Arrizabalaga -- the world's most expensive goalkeeper -- produced an excellent save to deny Istvan Kovacs a late equaliser.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"If after a goal he wants to cry, I hope to see him cry very often," Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri said of Morata, who scored for just the second time in 10 outings this season.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"It's very important for him to score. I think it's very important for him to play a very good match. He played a very good match." Chelsea head Group L with a maximum six points with PAOK -- 4-1 winners over BATE Borisov -- level on three points alongside the Belarusian champions.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">In Baku, Sokratis bundled in a Nacho Monreal header on four minutes, with Arsenal academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe and French youngster Matteo Guendouzi also scoring their first goals for the club.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Gunners extended their winning run to eight matches and lead Sporting Lisbon on goal difference at the top of Group E, after the Portuguese side snatched a 2-1 win in Ukraine with two late goals against Vorskla Poltava.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"It was a difficult game. Every match is important for us. We played an away game against a strong opponent," said Arsenal boss Unai Emery.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Qarabag is an ambitious team and we had to try a lot today. However, in the end, the desired result was achieved." Arsenal's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan did not make the trip to Azerbaijan due to diplomatic tensions between the country and his homeland.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify"><strong>Contrasting fortunes for Old Firm rivals</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Celtic slumped to a 3-1 defeat against Red Bull Salzburg despite taking the lead in Austria.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Odsonne Edouard struck after just two minutes, but a brace from Munas Dabbur and a goal from Japanese forward Takumi Minamino gave Salzburg a second win in two Group B matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Celtic lost James Forrest to a straight red card after he upended Andreas Ulmer in the area, with Dabbur converting the resulting penalty to condemn Brendan Rodgers' side.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Seven-time European champions AC Milan recovered from a goal down at home to Olympiakos to claim a 3-1 victory in Group F, as Patrick Cutrone scored twice either side of a Gonzalo Higuain effort.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Steven Gerrard's Rangers overcame Rapid Vienna 3-1 at Ibrox as Alfredo Morelos netted twice and James Tavernier scored from the spot after the hosts fell behind to a Veton Berisha effort.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"I have been blown away by my players' performance," Gerrard told BT Sport.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"The level was well deserving of the Europa League, and if we perform like that in our next two home games we'll get out of this group. That's the best we've played." Last year's runners-up Marseille threw away a two-goal lead in Cyprus and were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against Apollon Limassol.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Goals by Dimitri Payet and Luiz Gustavo put the French club in control, but Sasa Markovic pulled one back before Emilio Zelaya fired home in stoppage time. Five-time winners Sevilla suffered a 2-1 defeat at Krasnodar as Tornike Okriashvili hit an 88th-minute winner for the Russians, while Eintracht Frankfurt beat nine-man Lazio 4-1.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Santi Cazorla scored his first goal in over two years as he tucked away a 96th-minute penalty to snatch a 3-3 draw for Villarreal away to Spartak Moscow.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The 77-times capped Spanish international, who is now 33, suffered a serious Achilles injury playing for Arsenal in the Champions League in October 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">After eight operations, the little attacking midfielder suffered a serious infection in the tendon that almost led to an amputation. But he fought back and recently returned to Villarreal, seven years after his departure for Malaga.</p>
<p class="title rtejustify">An emotional Alvaro Morata snapped his recent goal drought to secure a 1-0 win for Chelsea over Hungarian champions Vidi in the Europa League on Thursday, as Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 victory away to Qarabag in Azerbaijan.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Spain striker Morata, without a goal since August 18, wasted a terrific chance in the first half at Stamford Bridge but atoned with a sharp finish on 70 minutes to put Chelsea ahead.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Substitute Ross Barkley also headed against the crossbar, while Kepa Arrizabalaga -- the world's most expensive goalkeeper -- produced an excellent save to deny Istvan Kovacs a late equaliser.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"If after a goal he wants to cry, I hope to see him cry very often," Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri said of Morata, who scored for just the second time in 10 outings this season.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"It's very important for him to score. I think it's very important for him to play a very good match. He played a very good match." Chelsea head Group L with a maximum six points with PAOK -- 4-1 winners over BATE Borisov -- level on three points alongside the Belarusian champions.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">In Baku, Sokratis bundled in a Nacho Monreal header on four minutes, with Arsenal academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe and French youngster Matteo Guendouzi also scoring their first goals for the club.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Gunners extended their winning run to eight matches and lead Sporting Lisbon on goal difference at the top of Group E, after the Portuguese side snatched a 2-1 win in Ukraine with two late goals against Vorskla Poltava.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"It was a difficult game. Every match is important for us. We played an away game against a strong opponent," said Arsenal boss Unai Emery.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Qarabag is an ambitious team and we had to try a lot today. However, in the end, the desired result was achieved." Arsenal's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan did not make the trip to Azerbaijan due to diplomatic tensions between the country and his homeland.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify"><strong>Contrasting fortunes for Old Firm rivals</strong></p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Celtic slumped to a 3-1 defeat against Red Bull Salzburg despite taking the lead in Austria.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Odsonne Edouard struck after just two minutes, but a brace from Munas Dabbur and a goal from Japanese forward Takumi Minamino gave Salzburg a second win in two Group B matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Celtic lost James Forrest to a straight red card after he upended Andreas Ulmer in the area, with Dabbur converting the resulting penalty to condemn Brendan Rodgers' side.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Seven-time European champions AC Milan recovered from a goal down at home to Olympiakos to claim a 3-1 victory in Group F, as Patrick Cutrone scored twice either side of a Gonzalo Higuain effort.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Steven Gerrard's Rangers overcame Rapid Vienna 3-1 at Ibrox as Alfredo Morelos netted twice and James Tavernier scored from the spot after the hosts fell behind to a Veton Berisha effort.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"I have been blown away by my players' performance," Gerrard told BT Sport.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"The level was well deserving of the Europa League, and if we perform like that in our next two home games we'll get out of this group. That's the best we've played." Last year's runners-up Marseille threw away a two-goal lead in Cyprus and were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against Apollon Limassol.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Goals by Dimitri Payet and Luiz Gustavo put the French club in control, but Sasa Markovic pulled one back before Emilio Zelaya fired home in stoppage time. Five-time winners Sevilla suffered a 2-1 defeat at Krasnodar as Tornike Okriashvili hit an 88th-minute winner for the Russians, while Eintracht Frankfurt beat nine-man Lazio 4-1.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Santi Cazorla scored his first goal in over two years as he tucked away a 96th-minute penalty to snatch a 3-3 draw for Villarreal away to Spartak Moscow.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The 77-times capped Spanish international, who is now 33, suffered a serious Achilles injury playing for Arsenal in the Champions League in October 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">After eight operations, the little attacking midfielder suffered a serious infection in the tendon that almost led to an amputation. But he fought back and recently returned to Villarreal, seven years after his departure for Malaga.</p>