EUROPA LEAGUE ROUND-UP: Twelve Skenderbeu Korce fans make the 2,000-mile trip to watch their team lose to Lokomotiv Moscow as Schalke thrash Asteras Tripoli

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Just 12 die-hard Skenderbeu Korce fans made the 2,000-mile trip from Albania to watch their team lose 2-0 to Lokomotiv Moscow in the Europa League Group H clash on Thursday night. 

A goal in each half from wingers Baye Oumar Niasse and Aleksandr Samedov was enough for the Russian team as they eased to their first home victory in Europe since February, 2012.

The Railwaymen took the lead on 35 minutes after Renat Yanbaev broke free down the right wing and his cross was met by the unmarked Niasse, who scored with a powerful, bullet header.

Lokomotiv Moscow's Baye Oumar Niasse celebrates after scoring a goal against Skenderbeu Korce

Aleksandr Samedov (centre) is mobbed by his team-mates after netting against Skenderbeu Korce

Igor Cherevchenko's side then made sure of the points with 17 minutes left to go after a defensive mix-up. 

Vedran Ćorluka's long pass was not dealt with and the ball dropped perfectly for Samedov on the edge of the area to stroke into an empty net.  

Elsewhere, in Group K, Schalke made it two wins from two matches as former Wigan and Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo netted a first-half hat-trick in a 4-0 victory over Asteras Tripol. 

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar completed the rout in the 84th minute with a goal of his own. 

Schalke's Franco Di Santo celebrates scoring his first of three goals against Asteras Tripoli 

Former Chelsea and Wigan striker Di Santo rises highest to score with a powerful header on Thursday 

Holland international striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scores Schalke's fourth goal in the 4-0 victory

Meanwhile, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk joined Lazio on four points at the top of Group G as they won 1-0 at Rosenborg.  

Sparta Prague overcame Apoel Nicosia 2-0 and there was also a home win for AZ Alkmaar as they defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-1.

Besiktas and Sporting Lisbon drew 1-1 in Istanbul and Partizan beat Augsburg 3-1 in Germany despite having Aleksandar Subic sent off just after the hour mark.

Napoli and FC Midtjylland are both sitting pretty on six points at the top of Group D after also making it two wins from two.  

Napoli were 2-0 winners at Legia Warsaw while Midtjylland were comfortable 3-1 victors at Club Brugges.

Napoli's success is their first on their travels this season across all competitions and will help to alleviate some of the pressure which had been building on head coach Maurizio Sarri. 

Dries Mertens provided the breakthrough for Partenopei early into the second-half before Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain scored screamer from outside the box on 84 minutes.  

In Group C, Borussia Dortmund were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Greece's PAOK at the at the Toumba Stadium.  

Sporting Braga and Rapid Vienna also have 100 per cent records after 1-0 successes - Braga at home to FC Groningen and Vienna away at Dinamo Minsk.

Villarreal got their first points on the board with a 1-0 home win against Viktoria Plzen, who had Vaclav Prochazka red-carded 10 minutes from time, and Slovan Liberec did likewise by recording a surprise 1-0 victory in Marseille thanks to Vladimir Coufal's late goal. 

Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain (right) celebrates scoring against Legia Warszawa in the Europa League

Borussia Dortmund winger Adnan Januzaj (right) controls the ball in the match against PAOK