UEFA Europa League, League Stage 2LyonLYO 3 2 Full Time Crystal PalaceCRY Venue Groupama Stadium Referee Joao PinheiroCorentin Tolisso 8Ernest Nuamah 45+2Pavel ulc 76 Yeremy Pino 50Daichi Kamada 81Pierre Sage endured an unhappy return to Lyon as his Crystal Palace side were beaten 3-2 in the Europa League. Sages men claimed a confidence-boosting 3-1 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest last Sunday, but they paid the price for a slow start against the team he coached from 2023 to 2025.Corentin Tolisso gave Lyon an early lead that was doubled by Ernest Nuamah, before Yeremy Pino halved the deficit. Pavel Sulc restored Lyons two-goal advantage, but Daichi Kamadas strike set up a nervy finish for the Ligue 1 side, who clung on to make it two wins from two to start the league phase.Palace were punished for failing to defend a corner as Tolisso hooked home at the near post after Nuamahs delivery bounced favourably for him.Chances were few and far between thereafter, but Nuamah made the most of the one that came his way in first-half stoppage time, turning in from Keito Nakamuras left-wing cross at the end of a fine one-touch move from the hosts.Palace needed fewer than five second-half minutes to give themselves hope, Pino lashing in followed a well-worked corner routine.Sages men were grateful to Walter Benitez for keeping the deficit at one as he tipped over Abner Viniciuss header, before Palace saw penalty claims waved away after Daichi Kamada went down in the box.Kamada was then denied by Lyon goalkeeper Dominik Greiffrom point-blank range amid a goalmouth scramble, and Palace were made to pay for not finding a leveller as Sulc cleverly flicked home from Nakamuras scuffed effort.But Kamada finally got his goal when he slotted in following good work down the right from Anan Khalaili.Lyon rarely looked comfortable protecting their slender lead, and it took a brilliant save from Greif to preserve the victory for Paulo Fonsecas side as he turned over from Chris Richards late header. Lyon Crystal Palace 3 Goals 2 1.79 xG 1.63 51% Possession 49% 11 Total Shots 12 4 Shots on Target 4 2 Shots off Target 4 5 Corners 3 4 Fouls 8 0 Offsides 1 1 Yellow Cards 3 2 Saves 1 491 Passes 483 425 Passes Completed 414 87% Pass Accuracy 86% Home Away The UEFA Europa League Table UEFA Europa League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 1 1 Juventus11005053 W 2 Crystal Palace11004043 L 3 Sparta Praha11004133 D 4 Beikta11004133 W 5 Union St. Gilloise11003033 D 6 Ferencvarosi TC11003123 W 7 Benfica11002023 W 8 Bayer Leverkusen11002023 W 9 OFI11002023 W 10 Bournemouth11002113 W 11 Lyon11002113 W 12 Torreense11002113 L 13 Olympiakos Piraeus11002113 W 14 Red Bull Salzburg11001013 L 15 Sunderland11001013 W 16 Omonia Nicosia11001013 W 17 Sturm Graz10100001 D 18 Rennes10100001 D 19 Dinamo Zagreb10100001 D 20 Hapoel Beer Sheva10100001 L 21 Jagiellonia100112-10 L 22 Real Sociedad100112-10 D 23 Anderlecht100112-10 L 24 Lillestrom100112-10 D 25 Celta Vigo100101-10 L 26 AZ Alkmaar100101-10 W 27 Levski Sofia100101-10 L 28 Celtic100113-20 L 29 1899 Hoffenheim100102-20 L 30 AC Milan100102-20 W 31 Celje100102-20 L 32 Marseille100114-30 L 33 Ararat-Armenia100114-30 L 34 Plzen100103-30 L 35 Lech Poznan100104-40 L 36 NEC Nijmegen100105-50 L Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Europa League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals) Upcoming fixtures for Lyon and Crystal Palace Upcoming Fixtures : Lyon UEFA Europa League 1899 Hoffenheim HOF 20:00 2026-10-22 Lyon LYO UEFA Europa League Real Sociedad RSO 17:45 2026-11-05 Lyon LYO UEFA Europa League Lyon LYO 20:00 2026-11-26 Lillestrom LIL UEFA Europa League Lyon LYO 20:00 2026-12-10 Union St. Gilloise GIL UEFA Europa League Jagiellonia JAG 17:45 2027-01-21 Lyon LYO Upcoming Fixtures : Crystal Palace Premier League Brighton BRI 14:00 2026-10-18 Crystal Palace CRY UEFA Europa League Beikta BES 20:00 2026-10-22 Crystal Palace CRY Premier League Crystal Palace CRY 14:00 2026-10-25 Newcastle NEW Premier League Tottenham TOT 17:30 2026-10-31 Crystal Palace CRY UEFA Europa League Crystal Palace CRY 17:45 2026-11-05 1899 Hoffenheim HOF Topics Crystal Palace F.C. 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