Europa League: Lyon take down Crystal Palace, Cissè’s Milan hat-trick sinks Salzburg

Sage loses 3-2 to former side; Leverkusen go topAlphadjo Cissè lights up 4-0 away victoryCrystal Palace’s Pierre Sage suffered a frustrating Europa League defeat as his side lost 3-2 to his former employers Lyon at the Groupama Stadium.Corentin Tolisso opened the scoring for the hosts and Ernest Nuamah doubled Lyon’s advantage late in a first half void of any shots on target for the visitors. Continue reading…

Pierre Sage suffered a Europa League defeat as his Crystal Palace side lost 3-2 to his former employers Lyon while Alphadjo Cissè scored three goals in Milan’s 4-0 win at RB Salzburg Crystal Palace’s Pierre Sage suffered a frustrating Europa League defeat as his side lost 3-2 to his former employers Lyon at the Groupama Stadium. Corentin Tolisso opened the scoring for the hosts and Ernest Nuamah doubled Lyon’s advantage late in a first half void of any shots on target for the visitors. Yéremy Pino cut the deficit in half five minutes after the break before Pavel Sulc restored the Ligue 1 side’s advantage.

The Eagles substitute Daichi Kamada pulled one back with nine minutes remaining in a better second half for Palace, who could not find a third. Days after beating his predecessor, the Nottingham Forest manager, Oliver Glasner, at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Sunday, Sage found himself returning to the home of the club he managed for 14 months. Ismaïla Sarr, who claimed the Conference League golden boot last season, was in a Crystal Palace starting lineup for the first time this season. Milan