Lyon beat Crystal Palace in thrilling 3-2 UEFA Europa League clash

Olympique Lyon secured an important victory against Crystal Palace, winning 3-2 in their UEFA Europa League match on Thursday. This match was part of the second round of the league stage.

Corentin Tolisso opened the scoring for Lyon in the 8th minute, before Ernest Nuamah added the second goal in the 2nd minute of stoppage time in the first half.

In the second half, Crystal Palace managed to reduce the deficit, but Lyon extended their lead with a third goal scored by Pavel Šulc in the 76th minute, making it more difficult for the English team to come back.

Crystal Palace scored their second goal in the dying minutes, igniting the contest until the final whistle, but Olympique Lyon managed to hold on to their lead and secure the three points.

After this victory, Lyon have increased their tally to 6 points in 5th place temporarily, while Crystal Palace remain on 3 points in 14th place.