Pierre Sage lost to his former side as Crystal Palace fell to a 3-2 defeat to Lyon in the Europa League
Lyon raced into a two-goal lead thanks to goals from Corentin Tolisso and Ernest Nuamah either side of the first half and looked comfortable while ahead, with Palace offering little in the form of a response without a shot on target.
Sage, facing the club that sacked him in January 2025, sparked a reaction after the interval with Yeremy Pino pulling a goal back with his fine strike at the near post in the 50th minute.
Pavel Sulc’s flick to divert Keito Nakamura’s shot looked to have ended any hopes of a comeback until Daichi Kamada, who had already seen a strong claim for a penalty waved away despite contact from Nuamah, halved the deficit with under 10 minutes to go.
The resurgence ultimately fell short and means Palace suffered defeat to the team that cost them their place in the Europa League last season due to John Textor’s involvement in the Ligue 1 side.
The Eagles will now look to bounce back when they face rivals Brighton, live on Sky Sports, this Sunday before a tough trip to Besiktas in their next European outing.
Sunday 18th October 12:30pm
Kick off 2:00pm
Key moments from Lyon
8: GOAL! Lyon take an early lead after Tolisso reacts first in the box to sweep home following lacklustre Palace defending.
45+2: GOAL! Nuamah doubles the lead for Lyon just before the break after guiding his effort into the back of the net.
21: GAME ON? Pino pulls one back with fine strike into the roof of the net following Adam Wharton’s fine pass into the box.
68: PENALTY CLAIM! Daichi Kamada goes down inside the area after being bundled over by Nuamah but play is waved on and VAR clears the incident.
76: GOAL! Sulc flicks Keito Nakamura’s shot into the back of the net to restore two-goal lead.
81: COMEBACK ON? Kamada sparks hopes of a comeback after halving the deficit with under 10 minutes to go.
What the result means and next fixtures…
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