Europa League: Juventus, Palace cruise to wins, Bournemouth beat Sociedad

Juventus, Crystal Palace, and Bournemouth secured wins in the opening round of the Europa League group stage. Juventus thrashed NEC Nijmegen 5-0. According to Free Malaysia Today, Nico Gonzalez, Kerim Alajbegovic, and Nick Woltemade made it 3-0 before half-time, with Zeki Celik and Randal Kolo Muani rounding off the scoring after the break.

Crystal Palace won 4-0 against Lech Poznan. Yahoo Sports reported that Yeremy Pino, Chris Richards, and Jorgen Strand Larsen scored, with Eddie Nketiah adding a fourth in the 89th minute. Bournemouth secured a 2-1 win against Real Sociedad, with Rayan Vitor scoring.

Bournemouth had a successful European debut, according to Free Malaysia Today. Celtic, however, were beaten 3-1 at home by Ferencvaros.

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