Europa League: Lyon take down Crystal Palace as Benfica overwhelm Celtic

Pierre Sage experienced a disappointing return to Lyon in the Europa League, as his Crystal Palace team fell 3-2 to his former club at the Groupama Stadium.

Corentin Tolisso struck first for the home side, and Ernest Nuamah doubled Lyon’s lead late in the first half, during which the visitors failed to register a single shot on target. Yéremy Pino reduced the deficit five minutes after the interval, before Pavel Sulc re-established the Ligue 1 team’s two-goal cushion. Palace substitute Daichi Kamada scored one back with nine minutes left in a more competitive second half for Palace, who were unable to find an equalizer.