Wu Lei's great vision and exceptional movement off the ball made the Espanyol striker a constant threat on the counter-attack, but his team were utterly outclassed by the ruthless Wolves who took a giant step towards the last 16 of the Europa League with a 4-0 victory on Thursday. 

Espanyol head coach, Abelardo Fernandez, opted to make wholesale changes on a entertaining night as he kept only two players from the side who drew 2-2 at Sevilla last weekend as the La Liga minnow made league survival their top priority.  

Wu netted a crucial goal for Espanyol in his last outing and was rewarded by a second successive start. And he did create several openings, especially in the second half when he nearly made breakthrough only to head wide. Later on, the Chinese star's striking partner Facundo Ferreyra also missed a inviting chance to test Wolves' resolves. 

In contrast, Diogo Jota, who hit three in the last group game in November and had not scored since, displayed incredible finishing skills by notching another hat-trick. He struck the first from close range, the second from a narrow angle and the third from outside the area. Ruben Neves hit a typically spectacular volley and Wolves crushed the club struggling at the bottom of La Liga.

Elsewhere, Daichi Kamada also hit a hat-trick to propel Eintracht Frankfurt to a 4-1 home victory over Salzburg.

The 23-year-old Japanese midfielder hit the first after 12 minutes. Two minutes before the break he broke from the halfway line to score a second. He added a third with a header in the 53rd minute. He then turned provider, starting the move which ended with Filip Kostic netting Frankfurt's fourth.

Kamada has not scored in 17 Bundesliga games this season, but Thursday's hat-trick gave him six in the Europa League, all in his last three games and scored over a span of 178 minutes.

He is the third highest Japanese scorer in European club competition behind Shinji Kagawa, who scored 11 for Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United, and Liverpool's Takumi Minamino who has so far also scored 11, all for Salzburg.

In Glasgow, Ianis Hagi lived up to the family name with a Europa League magic act, scoring two goals as Rangers came back from behind to overwhelm Braga.

Braga dominated the first hour and led with goals by captain Fransergio and Abel Ruiz.

Hagi started the fightback in the 67th minute, cutting in from the right and shooting in off the post. His father Gheorghe Hagi, who won the UEFA Cup, from which the Europa League evolved, with Galatasaray in 2000, celebrated in the stands.

Joe Aribo then scored a remarkable second, weaving and barging through the massed Braga defense and when he finally burst clear, the Nigerian international finished with composure.

With eight minutes left, Rangers won a free-kick. Hagi stepped up. His shot hit the wall and then arced slowly into the corner of the Braga net just out of reach of goalkeeper Matheus. Rangers had saved themselves with three goals in 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, Arsenal won 1-0 at Olympiakos and Manchester United drew 1-1 away to Club Brugge, and Celtic's visit to Copenhagen finished with the same score.

Arsenal struck late in Greece. In the 81st minute, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang chased a long ball and kept it in play before passing inside to Bukayo Saka. The youngster hit a hard, low cross which Alexandre Lacazette turned in from close range.

Olympiakos had seven strikes on target to six by the Gunners but Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno stopped everything.

Anthony Martial struck a crucial away goal as Manchester United came from behind against Belgian league leaders Brugge.

Nigerian forward Emmanuel Dennis lobbed a stranded Sergio Romero from 30 yards to give Brugge the lead on 15 minutes at a chilly, rainswept Jan Breydelstadion.

Martial though hauled United level before half-time with an excellent run and finish after pouncing on a defensive lapse from Brandon Mechele.

In another game, Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen scored his first goal for the club since last month's move from Tottenham Hotspur to set up a 2-0 win at Ludogorets Razgrad.

Substitute Romelu Lukaku sealed Inter's win with a stoppage-time penalty, the Belgian striker's 22nd goal of the season, after Anicet Andrianantenaina was judged to have handled following a VAR review.

Getafe pulled off a surprise 2-0 home win over last year's Champions League semi-finalists Ajax Amsterdam, while Viktor Kovalenko grabbed the winner as Shakhtar Donetsk beat Benfica 2-1 and Sporting defeated Istanbul Basaksehir 3-1.

Celtic keeper Fraser Forster saved a late Jens Stage penalty in a 1-1 draw away to FC Copenhagen after Odsonne Edouard's opener was negated by an effort from Senegalese striker Dame N'Doye. 

(With input from agencies)