Edin Dzeko shook himself out of his weeks-long funk by bashing home a casual hat trick against a dreadful Viktoria Plzen as Roma bagged their first Champions League points and officially brought their early season crisis to an end. Just over two minutes had gone when the Bosnian opened the scoring, taking full advantage of an inexplicable offside trap with no pressure on the ball to charge in from the left flank and end a seven-game goal drought.

Immediately the heavy air that has surrounded him...

Scouting Spotlight profiles players across Europe who have caught the eye. This week features a forward thriving after leaving Chelsea, a Milan youth product linked with the Premier League and Stuttgart's versatile rising star.

Bertrand Traore -- Lyon

Traore caught Lyon's eye during a loan spell at Ajax last season when he scored twice against them in the Europa League semifinal. That prompted the Ligue 1 side to pay a reported €10 million to sign him from Chelsea in the summer, with...