Crystal Palace made a successful debut in the Europa League under new manager Pierre Sage, crushing Polish champions Lech Poznan 4–0. The convincing victory provides much-needed relief for Sage, who replaced Oliver Glasner and has faced scrutiny following a difficult start to the domestic season and questions over his team selection. The win demonstrates that despite their recent defensive struggles in the Premier League, where they have conceded eleven goals in four matches, Palace can still perform at a high level in European competition.

The scoring began when Poznan gifted Pino a goal directly from their own throw-in, with Chris Richards heading in from a corner and Jørgen Strand Larsen converting a penalty before half-time to secure the result. Eddie Nketiah added a fourth goal late in the match, whilst Poznan were further hampered by the dismissal of Radoslaw Murawski for a foul on Canvot. Palace now face a testing trip to in-form Leeds on Sunday, but Sage will hope this emphatic European victory can galvanise his squad and ease tensions that have emerged around Selhurst Park during his challenging start as manager.