Europa League Last 16 Wrap

Gonzalo Higuain bagged a hat-trick as Napoli defeated Dynamo Moscow 3-1 first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie on Thursday night. Higuain's first half brace cancelled out Kevin Kuranyi's second minute strike, before the Argentine sealed the win and the match ball in the 55th minute. VFL Wolfsburg came from a goal down to beat Inter Milan 3-1 in their first leg encounter. Rodrigo Palacio gave Inter the lead after just six minutes of play, before a brace from Kevin de Bruyne and a header from Naldo secured an impressive victory for Wolfsburg. Defending Europa League champions, Sevilla, secured an impressive 3-1 win first leg win away to Villarreal on Thursday. Goals from Axel Witsel and Domenico Criscito handed Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0 win over Torino in their first leg tie at the at the Petrovsky Stadium. Seydou Keita cancelled out Josip Ilicic's first half strike, as AS Roma and Fiorentina played out to a 1-1 draw in their first leg clash. Roman Zozulya scored the only goal of the game to hand Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk a 1-0 first leg victory over Ajax Amsterdam. While, Club Brugge came from a goal down to secure a 2-1 win over Besiktas in their first leg encounter.