Lyon surged to the top of the Europa League on Matchday 5 after a dominant 6–0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday in Serbia, a victory powered by a hat-trick from captain Corentin Tolisso.
Elsewhere in European action, French clubs experienced mixed fortunes: LOSC cruised past Dinamo Zagreb with a 4–0 rout, while Nice collapsed 3–0 in Porto and sink deeper into crisis. Roma handed group leaders Midtjylland a defeat, and Aston Villa relied on Donyell Malen to edge the Young Boys.
