Juventus and Palace Win Big, Bournemouth Pulls Off Surprise

Juventus kicked off their Europa League journey with a 5-0 thrashing of NEC Nijmegen. Bournemouth also made a splash with a solid win against Real Sociedad in their European debut on Thursday.

Crystal Palace dominated Lech Poznan with a 4-0 victory. On the other hand, Celtic faced another setback, losing 3-1 at home to Ferencvaros.

Juventus aims to compete with the top teams in the Champions League. Missing out last season gives them a chance to chase a continental trophy they haven’t won in 30 years.

The Italian team showed their strength against their Dutch opponents in Turin. Nico Gonzalez, Kerim Alajbegovic, and Nick Woltemade, who scored his first goal since joining on loan from Newcastle, put Juventus up 3-0 before halftime.

Zeki Celik and Randal Kolo Muani added two more goals after the break. Juventus got off to a better start than AC Milan, who lost 2-0 to Benfica in Wednesday's Europa League matches.

Bournemouth had a fantastic start to their first-ever European campaign with a 2-1 win in San Sebastian. Justin Kluivert scored the opening goal, and Rayan headed in another to make it 2-0 within the first 20 minutes.

Marco Rose’s team has struggled to maintain leads early in the season. So far, Bournemouth has not won any Premier League matches, despite leading in all four games this season.

Sergio Gomez’s cross found the back of the net, bringing Sociedad back into the game. However, Bournemouth managed to hold on for a memorable victory.

Palace, who won the Conference League last season, showed their strength against Lech Poznan. This victory marked eight wins for English teams in the Champions and Europa League this season.

Yeremy Pino capitalized on a poor throw-in from Poznan to score first at Selhurst Park. Chris Richards added a second goal, and Jørgen Strand Larsen scored from a penalty to make it 3-0. Eddie Nketiah capped off the scoring.

Celtic, after crashing out of the Champions League qualifiers to Austrian team LASK, faced more trouble. They once held a four-goal lead in that match.

Daniel Arzani’s stunning goal on his return to Celtic Park highlighted a great night for Ferencvaros. They took the lead after a Liam Scales own goal and Kristoffer Zachariassen's goal.