Dortmund beat Krasnodar

Krasnodar's keeper Andriy Dykan (right) Artur Jedrzejczyk and Dortmund's Henrikh Mkhitaryan (left) challenge for the ball during the Europa League group C soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Krasnodar in Dortmund, Germany on Thursday.
Krasnodar's keeper Andriy Dykan (right) Artur Jedrzejczyk and Dortmund's Henrikh Mkhitaryan (left) challenge for the ball during the Europa League group C soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Krasnodar in Dortmund, Germany on Thursday.
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AP, Geneva :Borussia Dortmund needed a stoppage-time goal for its 10th straight win to start the season, beating Krasnodar 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday.The Bundesliga leader’s winner was an unlikely diving header by South Korea defender Park Joo-Ho.Another South Korean, Son Heung-min, was key to Tottenham’s 3-1 win after trailing early against Qarabag of Azerbaijan. Son scored twice in two minutes before halftime and Erik Lamela completed the win.Napoli, a semifinalist last season, opened its group stage campaign by routing Bruges 5-0. Dries Mertens scored twice as the Italians raced to a three-goal lead inside 25 minutes. Liverpool was held 1-1 at Bordeaux, after an 81st-minute goal from Brazilian Jussie canceled out Adam Lallana’s shot in the 65th. On a night of late levelers, Ajax equalized in the 84th with a goal from Lasse Schone to draw 2-2 with visiting Celtic, who led twice.Last season’s beaten finalist Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk left it even later, scoring in the 94th through Yevhen Seleznyov to draw 1-1 at home to Lazio.Monaco earned its 1-1 draw at Anderlecht in the 85th when Lacina Traore canceled Guillaume Gillet’s 11th-minute opener.Elsewhere among the 24 matches, Netherlands forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored twice in Schalke’s 3-0 win at APOEL and Marseille also won 3-0 away at Groningen. Molde defied a red card for Mohamed Elyounoussi to leave Istanbul with a 3-1 win against Fenerbahce, and Rapid Vienna beat visiting Villarreal 2-1.

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