Amidst the plethora of matches, Wolfsberg won 3-1 against Oleksandriya. The Ukrainians caused a scare when they pulled one back to make it 2-1, but this did not bother the Germans.
Rangers won 1-0 against Feyenoord thanks to Sheyi Ojo's 23rd-minute strike. Slovan Bratislava also won 4-2 in a crazy match against Besiktas.
Monchengladbach suffered the biggest disaster of the night with a blunt and painful 4-0 defeat against the Austrian contingent Wolfsberger.
Partizan and AZ Alkmaar shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw that was fairly even. Saint-Étienne couldn't complete the comeback and lost 3-2 against Gent.
Braga caused the biggest upset in matchday one of the Europa League. A solitary Ricardo Horta goal was enough to get the three points at the Molineux.
Finally, Ludogorets put the icing on the cake to a great start with a fabulous 5-1 win against CSKA Moscow. Keseru scored a hat-trick and the Russians will be having nightmares about the Bulgarian side.