Lyon defeat Crystal Palace in the Europa League

Lyon beat Crystal Palace 3-2 in the Europa League at Groupama Stadium, handing Pierre Sage a defeat on his return to his former club. Lyon built a two-goal lead before half-time, then had to withstand a response from the visitors after the break.

Corentin Tolisso opened the scoring and Ernest Nuamah extended Lyon’s advantage late in the first half. Crystal Palace had not had a shot on target by then. Yéremy Pino pulled one back five minutes after the restart, before Pavel Sulc restored Lyon’s two-goal cushion. Crystal Palace substitute Daichi Kamada scored with nine minutes remaining, but the visitors could not equalise.

Ismaïla Sarr was in Crystal Palace’s starting lineup for the first time this season. Last season, he finished as the Conference League’s leading scorer.

In another Europa League match, Milan won 4-0 away to RB Salzburg, with Alphadjo Cissè scoring a hat-trick. Bayer Leverkusen moved top of the standings after following up a 2-0 win in their opening match with a 4-0 victory over Lech Poznan.