Defoe hits hat-trick, Anzhi beat Liverpool

Inter, who beatPartizan Belgrade3-1 in Serbia with all the goals coming in the second half, were joined in the next phase by Bayer Leverkusen, Rubin Kazan, Metalist Kharkiv, Hannover 96 and Olympique Lyon.

Russian sideKazanmoved to the top of Group H, level on 10 points with Inter, after a 1-0 win at Azerbaijan’sNeftchi Bakuthanks to Vladimir Dyadyun’s 16th minute strike.

LeverkusenandMetalistwere also level on 10 points in Group K, the Germans too good forRapid Viennawith a 3-0 home win while their Ukrainian rivals beat Norway’sRosenborg3-1.

Palacio’s double for Inter and a third from Fredy Guarin late on saw off Partizan, who netted a consolation goal in injury time through Nemanja Tomic.

Jens Hegeler’s fourth-minute strike got Leverkusen off to the perfect start and goals after the break from Andre Schuerrle then Manuel Friedrich settled the outcome.

Hannover’s last-gasp win came courtesy of an injury-time Szabolcs Huszti penalty that took the Germans to 10 points in Group L.LevanteheldTwente Enschede0-0 in the same group and are on seven points.

Lyonmaintained their perfect record with a 3-2 win at last year’s finalistsAthletic Bilbaoto streak ahead of Group I rivalsSparta Prague, still in second after a 1-1 draw away to Israel’sHapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

Czech sideViktoria Plzentook advantage of Atletico’s slip-up and joined them at the top of Group B after easing to a 4-0 home win againstHapoel Tel Aviv.

With one eye on Sunday’s Premier League clash at Chelsea, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers fielded a makeshift side who were undone by the lanky 22-year old striker.