{
  "id": 14815560,
  "title": "Lyon down Palace in Europa League, Sunderland leave it late",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/lyon-down-palace-in-europa-league-sunderland-leave-it-late-14815560",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T23:12:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/10/1556521/lyon-down-palace-europa-league-sunderland-leave-it-late"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lyon edged out Crystal Palace 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday, while Sunderland staged a late comeback to defeat Portuguese side Torreense. Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Benfica, and Bournemouth all secured victories to begin their league phase with perfect records. Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage faced a disappointing return to his old home, as his team fell to their fourth defeat of the season. Lyon took the lead in the 10th minute, and Ernest Nuamah added a second goal just before the break. Yeremy Pino reduced Palace's deficit in the 46th minute, but Pavel Sulc restored Lyon's two-goal advantage. Daichi Kamada scored a late winner for Palace. Bayer Leverkusen followed up their opening win with a 4-0 triumph over Lech Poznan, while AC Milan secured a 4-0 victory at Red Bull Salzburg, with Alphadjo Cisse scoring a hat-trick. Torreense made a late comeback to beat Sunderland 2-1, with Noah Sadiki scoring the winning goal in the 93rd minute.",
  "summary": "PARIS: French club Lyon held off Crystal Palace 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday, while Sunderland made a late comeback to break the hearts of Portuguese second-division side Torreense.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Leverkusen stroll past Lech Poznań to make it two Europa League wins from two",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/leverkusen-stroll-past-lech-poznan-to-make-it-two-europa-league-wins",
        "published": "2026-10-15T18:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Lyon down Palace in Europa League, Sunderland leave it late",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/lyon-down-palace-in-europa-league-sunderland-leave-it-late",
        "published": "2026-10-15T21:37:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}