Miraculous comeback from Dortmund, Southampton seal draw and RVP scores on Fenerbahce debut in Europa League

Borussia Dortmund came from three goals down to beat Norwegian side Odd 4-3 in a remarkable Uefa Europa League match on Thursday, while Southampton were held at home by the Danish champions Midtjylland

Dortmund continued their perfect start to life under new coach Thomas Tuchel with a 4-3 win away to Norwegian side Odd, but they needed a remarkable recovery from three goals down to do it. In Skien, two hours south of Oslo, the hosts looked on course to claim a famous win as goals from Jone Samuelsen, Fredrik Nordkvelle and Espen Ruud put them 3-0 up by the midway point in the first half.

Dortmund, whose starting line-up featured five members of the team beaten by Bayern Munich in the 2013 Champions League final, got back on level terms thanks to a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang brace either side of a Shinji Kagawa strike. And Armenian star Henrikh Mkhitaryan emerged as the hero, scoring his seventh goal in four games to win it for the Bundesliga club and leave them with one foot in the group stage.

Southampton have work to do if they are to join Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool and make it three English clubs in the group stage after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Danish champions Midtjylland.

The visitors opened the scoring at St Mary’s courtesy of the Finnish international Tim Sparv. A former Saints academy player, his celebrations were muted after he battered a left-foot shot past Maarten Stekelenburg and into the net on the stroke of half-time.

However, Ronald Koeman’s side hit back to equalise from the penalty spot in the 56th minute. After James Ward-Prowse was fouled by Kian Hansen, Jay Rodriguez stepped up to score from 12 yards. It was his first goal for Southampton since March 2014 following a long lay-off with a knee injury. The Premier League club almost won the game, with Maya Yoshida heading against a post deep into stoppage time.