Juventus salvage Rennes draw as Benfica, Leverkusen stay perfect

Turin witnessed Juventus' first loss of the Europa League campaign as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Rennes on Thursday. Earlier, Benfica claimed the top spot with a convincing 4-1 victory over Omonia in Cyprus, while Bayer Leverkusen secured nine points with a 2-0 win against OFI in Crete. Bournemouth also maintained their perfect start with a 3-0 triumph over AC Milan, who were reduced to ten men after goalkeeper Mike Maignan received a red card in the 28th minute.

Olympiacos and Ferencvaros both recorded their third consecutive win, defeating Sparta Prague 1-0 and Torreense 4-1 respectively. Juventus took the lead in the fifth minute through Zeki Celik, but Jordan's Musa Al-Taamari equalized for Rennes just ten minutes later, marking his first goal in the competition. Rennes regained the lead through a penalty by Boulaye Dia just before halftime, despite Juventus producing several chances to equalize.

Nick Woltemade also equalized from the penalty spot in the 67th minute, but Juventus' Jhon Lucumi's late goal was ruled out due to offside. Juventus' 2-2 draw against Rennes rescues them from a second consecutive defeat following their 3-0 home loss to Lazio in Serie A.