Europa League: AC Milan thrash RB Salzburg as Lyon edge Crystal Palace

The second matchday of the Europa League league phase produced plenty of goals and surprises on Thursday, 15 October 2026, with AC Milan claiming a 4-0 victory at RB Salzburg and Lyon beating Crystal Palace 3-2.

AC Milan’s emphatic win in Austria was the standout result of the evening. Alphadjo Cisse scored a hat-trick as the Italian side secured a convincing success against RB Salzburg.

Lyon survived a determined Crystal Palace fightback in an entertaining contest. The French club held on for a 3-2 win despite goals from Yeremy Pino and Daichi Kamada for the English side.

Bournemouth also recorded a comfortable victory, beating Sturm Graz 3-0 through goals from Evanilson, Rayan and Alvaro Rodriguez. Benfica overcame Celtic 4-1, while Juventus came from behind to defeat Celta Vigo 2-1.

Sunderland produced one of the night’s late dramas, securing a 2-1 win away to Torreense when Noah Sadiki scored in added time.

Thursday’s Europa League results

AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Hapoel Beer-Sheva

Celje 0-2 Omonia Nicosie

Lech Poznan 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen

Lyon 3-2 Crystal Palace

RB Salzburg 0-4 AC Milan

Sparta Prague 1-0 Lillestrøm

Torreense 1-2 Sunderland

Union Saint-Gilloise 0-1 Real Sociedad

Benfica 4-1 Celtic

Bournemouth 3-0 Sturm Graz

Celta Vigo 1-2 Juventus

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Anderlecht

Ferencvaros 2-1 Viktoria Plzen

Hoffenheim 2-3 Besiktas

Jagiellonia Bialystok 3-1 Ararat-Armenia

Marseille 0-1 Olympiacos

NEC Nimegue 1-1 Levski Sofia

Rennes 2-1 OFI Crete