Lyon defeated Crystal Palace 3-2 in Europa League action on Thursday, maintaining their perfect record in the league phase with two wins from two matches. Corentin Tolisso and Ernest Nuamah struck early for the hosts before Pavel Sulc extended the lead. Yeremy Pino and Daichi Kamada scored for Palace but could not prevent the defeat. Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage, returning to his former club, acknowledged the performance fell short of their standards, particularly in the opening half.
Sunderland secured a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Portuguese second-division side Torreense in the 93rd minute through Noah Sadiki's winner. Volnei Feltes had stunned the Premier League visitors with a 30-yard strike in the 37th minute, but Jules Ahoka equalized after Regis Le Bris introduced Granit Xhaka and Enzo Le Fee. Torreense coach Carlos Simoes described his players as devastated following the late collapse.
Elsewhere, Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Lech Poznan 4-0, AC Milan defeated Red Bull Salzburg 4-0 with Alphadjo Cisse scoring a hat-trick, and Bournemouth won 3-0 at home against Sturm Graz. Benfica and Juventus also claimed victories to extend their unbeaten starts in the competition.
