Crystal Palace bounced back from their nightmare defeat to rivals Brighton last weekend with an impressive 2-2 draw against Besiktas in the Champions League. European League.
Two goals in four second-half minutes from Jeremi Pinault and Jean-Philippe Mateta looked to give the Eagles victory but Junior Olitan equalized late on.
Celtic took the lead over Celta Vigo when Micah Power passed the ball, but conceded two quick goals as Celta Vigo came back to win.
Juventus wasted its first points of the season after coming from behind to draw 2-2 with its guest Rennes.
Zaki Celik gave Juventus the lead in the fifth minute, but the French team maintained its composure and equalized 10 minutes later when Jordanian international player Musa Al-Taamari scored his first goal in the competition from close range.
Rennes then stunned the hosts with a Boulay Dia penalty two minutes before half-time, as the Italians struggled to create chances until Nick Voltimade equalized from the spot in the 67th minute.
The German striker twice went close to scoring again as Luciano Spalletti’s side piled on the pressure, and Juve thought they had won the goal in the 88th minute when John Lucumi slotted home from close range, but his effort was ruled out for offside.
Seagulls held
in Conference Leaguea much-changed Brighton side drew 0-0 with Czech side Jablonec.
In his 100th match, Fabian Horzler saw a poor performance as Jorginio Rutter wasted the best chances of the match.
Brighton remain unbeaten and are in a good position with four points from their first two games.
“We did not play at the highest level,” Horzler said. “Jablonec defended well.”
“Overall, this is not the result we wanted, but we have to keep going.
“If you play 0-0, you haven’t created enough chances, and that’s definitely something we have to improve on.”
Europa League results
Ararat – Armenia 0-4 Alkmaar
Dinamo Zagreb 2-4 NEC Nijmegen
Ferencvaros 4-1 Torrenci
Juventus 2-2 Rennes
Lech Poznań 1-1 Sunderland
OFI Crete 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Sturm Graz 1-0 Marseille
Saint-Geloise Union 4-0 Hapoel Beersheba
Besiktas 2-2 Crystal Palace
Bournemouth 3-0 Milan
Celje 2-2 Red Bull Salzburg
Celtic 1-2 Celta Vigo
Hoffenheim 3-0 Lyon
Jagiellonia Bialystok 0-3 Anderlecht
Lillestrom 0-6 Real Sociedad
Olympiacos 1-0 Sparta Prague
Omonia Nicosia 1-4 Benfica
Viktoria Plzeň 1-2 Levski Sofia
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position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: Promotion – Europa League (play-offs: 8/1 – Finals)
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position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24: Promotion – Europa League (play-offs: 1/16 – Finals)
