Troy Parrott bagged the most memorable goal of his club career tonight after coming off the bench to score for AZ Alkmaar in a 1-0 win over Italian giants Roma.
The Republic of Ireland striker converted David Wolfe's cross in the 80th minute, having just entered the action eight minutes earlier.
The 12th goal of the season for Parrott brought great celebrations at the AFAS Stadium and gives the Dutch side a major boost in their bid to reach the next round of the Europa League.
Robbie Keane's first competitive game in charge of Ferencvaros ended in defeat as Frankfurt moved up to second place in the table, three points adrift of Lazio, thanks to a comfortable 2-0 home win.
Keane was appointed head coach of the Hungarian side earlier this month. They are currently on a winter break and had two friendly matches prior to this clash against a very good Frankfurt team currently third in the Bundesliga.
Can Uzun broke the deadlock with a fine long-rane strike in the 50th minute, with Hugo Eketike sealing the win just before the hour mark.
A brace by Son Heung-min earned Tottenham and Ange Postecoglou a much-needed 3-2 win at Hoffenheim to help them take a big step towards a top-eight finish.
Lazio became the first team to secure their place in the last 16 with an emphatic 3-1 win against Real Sociedad.
Mario Gila opened the scoring after just five minutes before the Spanish side were reduced to 10 men when Aihen Munoz was dismissed for a second booking with half-an-hour gone.
Mattia Zaccagni doubled Lazio's advantage two minutes later with Valentin Castellanos adding a third prior to the interval. Ander Barrenetxea scored a consolation in the closing minutes for the visitors.
Lyon remain on track to finish in the top eight despite a goalless draw at Fenerbahce, while Ayoub El Kaabi scored the only goal of the game as Olympiakos recorded a 1-0 win against Porto to leave the Portuguese side in 24th position.
Nice's winless campaign continued following a 1-0 defeat at Elfsborg.
Ajax sit in 16th following a 1-0 defeat at Latvian side RFS, while Bruno Fernandes scored in stoppage time as Manchester United snatched a dramatic 2-1 win against Rangers at Old Trafford in the Europa League to move closer to the last 16.
