Lyon Tops Europa League After 6-0 Maccabi Win

Lyon surged to the top of the UEFA Europa League standings with a commanding 6-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday, as Matchday 5 delivered a host of decisive results across Europe. The French club, playing a neutral-site match in Backa Topola, Serbia, overwhelmed their opponents with three goals from captain Corentin Tolisso, propelling Lyon to 12 points and a share of the lead alongside AS Roma and Aston Villa.

The rout began early at TSC Arena, where Abner Vinicius tapped in the opener in the fourth minute after Maccabi failed to clear a cross into the box. Tolisso doubled the advantage in the 25th minute with a header from the far post, then added a third from close range five minutes later. Moussa Niakhate converted a penalty in the 35th minute to make it 4-0 by halftime, following a foul by Sagiv Jehezkel on Pavel Sulc. Tolisso completed his hat trick in the 53rd minute, and Adam Karabec sealed the scoreline in the 62nd. Maccabi, reduced to 10 men late when Jehezkel was sent off, sit second from bottom with just one point from five games.

Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest claimed a comfortable 3-0 home win against Malmo at the City Ground, marking their third straight...