On Thursday, Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund secured their spot in the 2015-16 Europa League season in style, thrashing Norwegian side Odd 7-2 at home.
Marco Reus bagged three goals, inspiring the German side to impressive win at Signal Iduna Park, having pulled off an amazing 4-3 comeback in the first tie, ending the two-legged clash 11-5 on aggregate.
Alongside the German hat-trick hero, Shinji Kagawa scored a brace, whilst Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Ilkay Gundogan also etched their names onto the score sheet.
We walk together as one team towards the group stage! We had a lot of fun! @BVB @EuropaLeague #bvbodds pic.twitter.com/iPzJJv4etN
— Ilkay Gündogan (@Guendogan8) August 27, 2015
WATCH: Highlights from BVB's 7-2 win over Odd on Thursday
Thursday was also a special night for Borussia Dortmund, as it saw them set a new UEFA record for most attendance for a Europa League play-off encounter.
A whopping 64,200 devoted fans were at show to see the 7-2 win, beating out the previous record of 52,034 held by fellow Bundesliga club Schalke.
The victory saw Thomas Tuchel's crew advance to the group stage, as they go in search of their first European title since their UEFA Super Cup triumph in 1997.
The odds of Dortmund clinching the title shot up after the outcome of the Europa League group-stage draw on Friday.
Die Schwarzgelben landed in group C, and will have to fight off competition from Greece’s PAOK, Russia’s Krasnodar, and Azerbaijan’s Gabala for a spot in the round of 32.
GROUP C: @BVB, @PAOK_FC, @FCKrasnodar , Gabala FC Your reaction #BVB fans? #UELdraw
— Bundesliga (@Bundesliga_EN) August 28, 2015
Tuchel, @BVB: "It's a really interesting group for us. We expect a unique atmosphere at @PAOK_FC." #UELdraw
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) August 28, 2015 
