Lyon beat Crystal Palace 3–2 on Pierre Sage's return to the Groupama Stadium
Corentin Tolisso, Ernest Nuamah and Pavel Šulc scored for Lyon; Yeremy Pino and Daichi Kamada replied for Palace, whose manager used to coach Lyon.
By GoalPost · Reporting from ESPN and Crystal Palace FC
Lyon beat Crystal Palace 3–2 at the Groupama Stadium on Thursday in the Europa League. Corentin Tolisso scored in the 8th minute and Ernest Nuamah added a second in first-half stoppage time from Keito Nakamura's pass. ESPN reports Palace did not have a shot on target in the first half.
Yeremy Pino pulled one back five minutes after the break from Adam Wharton's pass, his second goal in two Europa League games according to Palace's website. Pavel Šulc, on as a substitute, restored Lyon's two-goal lead in the 76th minute, and Kamada, also off the bench, scored in the 81st.
Palace manager Pierre Sage spent 14 months in charge of Lyon, ESPN notes. Lyon have won both of their league-phase games; Palace have three points from two.
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