{
  "id": 16118933,
  "title": "Juventus salvage Rennes draw as Benfica, Leverkusen stay perfect",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/juventus-salvage-rennes-draw-as-benfica-leverkusen-stay-perfect-16118933",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T22:42:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/10/1561688/juventus-salvage-rennes-draw-benfica-leverkusen-stay-perfect"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "TURIN: Juventus dropped their first points of the Europa League campaign after coming from behind to draw 2-2 with visitors Rennes on Thursday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Juventus suffered first Europa League loss to Rennes 2-2",
    "Benfica won 4-1 against Omonia, leading group top",
    "Bournemouth stayed perfect with 3-0 win over AC Milan"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Juventus fight back to draw with Rennes as Leverkusen go top",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/juventus-fight-back-to-draw-with-rennes-as-leverkusen-go-top",
        "published": "2026-10-22T19:16:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}