# Europa League: Lyon beat Palace, Benfica dominate Celtic

> Lyon stun Crystal Palace 3-2 in Europa League as Benfica overwhelm Celtic 4-1.
- Title: Europa League: Lyon beat Palace, Benfica dominate Celtic
- Summary: Lyon stun Crystal Palace 3-2 in Europa League as Benfica overwhelm Celtic 4-1. Lyon defeat Crystal Palace 3-2 in Europa League while Benfica beat Celtic 4-1…
- Keywords: lyon, crystal palace, benfica, celtic, europa league, groupama stadium, johann duran, pavel sulc, yemery pino, corentin tolisso, sports, Europa
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/15/europa-league-lyon-crystal-palace-cisse-milan-salzburg-leverkusen-benfica-celtic
- Author: Agencies
- Published: 2026-10-15T19:18:53+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lyon, crystal palace, benfica, celtic, europa league, groupama stadium, johann duran, pavel sulc, yemery pino, corentin tolisso, sports
## Lyon secure early lead
Corentin Tolisso scores first goal for Lyon against Crystal Palace in Europa League.

> Corentin Tolisso takes the acclaim of his lyon teammates after scoring an early opener against crystal palace
## Lyon extend lead
Ernest Nuamah doubles Lyon's advantage late in first half without Palace scoring.

> Ernest nuamah doubled lyon’s advantage late in a first half without a shot on target for the visitors
## Palace halve deficit
Yéremy Pino halves Palace's deficit five minutes after halftime.

> Yéremy Pino halved the deficit five minutes after the break
## Lyon regain two-goal lead
Pavel Sulc restores Lyon's two-goal lead with a late goal in second half.

> Pavel sulc restored the lyon’s two-goal advantage
## Palace pull one back
Daichi Kamada scores late goal for Palace to make it 3-2 in favor of Lyon.

> Daichi Kamada pulled one back with nine minutes remaining in a better second half for palace
## Benfica dominate Celtic
Benfica beat Celtic 4-1 in Lisbon with Jhon Durán scoring twice.

> Celtic found a clinical benfica side too much to handle during a 4-1 defeat in lisbon
## Jhon Durán scores twice
Jhon Durán scores penalty in first five minutes and completes double by 35th minute.

> Jhon Durán scored for the hosts with a penalty after just five minutes having been fouled by dane murray and completed his double in the 35th minute
## Key takeaway

Lyon defeat Crystal Palace 3-2 in Europa League while Benfica beat Celtic 4-1 in Lisbon.