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Europa League: Lyon beat Palace, Benfica dominate Celtic
Lyon stun Crystal Palace 3-2 in Europa League as Benfica overwhelm Celtic 4-1.
In brief
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 in Lisbon. Originally reported by the Guardian.
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”
At a glance
Lyon defeat Crystal Palace 3-2 in Europa League while Benfica beat Celtic 4-1 in Lisbon.
