Europa League: Wolves thrash Espanyol 4-0 in last-32 clash
Diogo Jota scored a hat-trick for Wolves as they thrashed Espanyol in their Europa League last-32 clash.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have a four-goal lead to protect on their trip to Spain for the second leg after the thrilling 4-0 win at Molineux.
The home side took just 15 minutes to claim the lead as Jota scored his first from close range.
Ruben Neves extended Wolves’ lead with a spectacular volley from outside the area.
Espanyol could only clear a Traore cross as far as Neves who chested the ball down before volleying in from 25 yards after 52 minutes.
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Jota got his second goal of the game to put Wolves 3-0 ahead when he fired into the top corner after 67 minutes and completed his hat-trick in the final few minutes.
Full results from Europa League early kick-offs:
CFR Cluj 1-1 Sevilla
Bruges 1-1 Manchester United
Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 Red Bull Salzburg
Copenhagen 1-1 Celtic
Getafe 2-0 Ajax
Ludogorets 0-2 Inter Milan
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Benfica
Sporting Lisbon 3-1 Istanbul Basaksehir
Europa League late kick-offs:
Apoel Nicosia 0-3 Basel
AZ Alkmaar 1-1 LASK
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Porto
Olympiakos 0-1 Arsenal
Rangers 3-2 Sporting Braga
Roma 1-0 Gent
Wolfsburg 2-1 Malmo
Wolves 4-0 Espanyol