Europa League matchday 3: Bournemouth beat ten-man Milan 3–0, Real Sociedad hit six, five clubs on nine points

All eighteen matches of the Europa League's third round were played on Thursday night, and they produced 63 goals. Bournemouth scored two penalties and beat AC Milan, down to ten men from the 27th minute, 3–0; Real Sociedad won 6–0 at Lillestrøm, the biggest win of the night, and Sturm Graz beat Marseille 1–0 although Marseille had 71 per cent of the ball. Benfica, Bayer Leverkusen, Bournemouth, Ferencváros and Olympiakos have now won all three. There were six home wins, eight away wins and four draws.

The early kick-offs

Ararat-Armenia 0–4 AZ Alkmaar: Valdemar Byskov Andreasen scored on 21 and Weslley Pinto Batista on 27 from Seiya Maikuma's pass. Weslley scored again on 76 from Ro Zangelo Daal's pass and set up Mexx Meerdink on 79. AZ put nine of their seventeen shots on target; Ararat-Armenia have lost all three.

Dinamo Zagreb 2–4 NEC Nijmegen: Clement Bischoff put NEC ahead on 25 from Noe Lebreton's pass, and Dion Drena Beljo turned it round for Dinamo Zagreb with goals on 33, from Matteo Perez Vinlöf, and on 37. Bryan Linssen equalised on 45 from Bischoff's pass and scored again on 54 from Darko Nejašmić's, and Tjaronn Chery made it four on 80. Dinamo had ten shots on target to NEC's five, and NEC's goalkeeper made seven saves.

Ferencváros 4–1 Torreense: Bamidele Isa Yusuf scored on 20 and Manuel Pozo equalised for Torreense three minutes later, on 23, from Javi Vázquez's pass. Mariano Gómez put Ferencváros back in front on 58 from Veljko Birmančević's pass, Mohamed Ali Diadie turned the ball into his own net on 80, and Krisztián Lisztes added the fourth on 89 from Lenny Joseph's pass.

Juventus 2–2 Rennes: Zeki Çelik scored on 5 from Nick Woltemade's pass, but Rennes led by half-time: Mousa Al-Tamari equalised on 15 from Bryan Reynolds's pass and Boulaye Dia scored a penalty on 43. Woltemade levelled from the spot on 67, and Jhon Lucumí's goal on 90 was ruled out after a VAR review. Juventus had 14 shots to Rennes's 16, four on target to five. Tuttosport reports that Luciano Spalletti said he had not understood the decision.

Lech Poznań 1–1 Sunderland: Timur Tutierov scored for Sunderland on 2 from Nilson Angulo's pass, and Leo Bengtsson equalised on 70. Sunderland had 25 shots and eleven on target, and Lech Poznań's goalkeeper made eleven saves. It is Lech's first point.

OFI 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen: Jonas Hofmann scored twice in three minutes, on 35 and on 37 from Malik Tillman's pass. Leverkusen took 33 shots and put fifteen on target, and OFI's goalkeeper made twelve saves. Leverkusen have won all three without conceding.

Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 Hapoel Beer Sheva: Raul Florucz scored a penalty on 45+1, Guilherme Smith scored on 60 from Relebohile Mofokeng's pass, Dylan Aquino on 77 and Smith again on 81 from Denzel De Roeve's. Union had 29 shots and fifteen on target. The match was played in Düsseldorf: RTBF reports it was moved to Germany after the mayor of Leuven refused to host the Israeli club. Hapoel Beer Sheva have one point.

Sturm Graz 1–0 Marseille: Oumar Diakité scored on 13 from Luca Weinhandl's pass. Marseille had thirteen shots, but one on target. ORF reports that it is Sturm's first win of the league phase and Diakité's seventh goal in seven matches for the club; Marseille have lost all three.

The evening

Bournemouth 3–0 AC Milan: Justin Kluivert scored a penalty on 8, after a VAR check confirmed it, and Mike Maignan was sent off on 27 for violent conduct. Marcus Tavernier scored a second penalty on 32, and Amine Adli made it three on 84. Bournemouth had 20 shots and seven on target; Milan had three and none on target. The Telegraph reports that Maignan pushed Tyler Adams in the face at a corner, and quotes Milan's coach Ruben Amorim, "we saw the penalty and then the sending off", and Bournemouth's captain Ryan Christie, who called it "a special night for the club".

Beşiktaş 2–2 Crystal Palace: Wilfred Ndidi gave Beşiktaş the lead on 45+2 from Salih Özcan's pass, after a Jean-Philippe Mateta goal had been ruled out by VAR on 6. Yeremy Pino equalised on 51 from Anan Khalaili's pass and Mateta put Crystal Palace ahead on 55, but the substitute Junior Olaitan levelled on 73. Ümit Akdağ was sent off on 77. Sky Sports says it was Mateta's first goal since last season's Conference League final; Pierre Sage said his players "deserve better".

Celje 2–2 Red Bull Salzburg: Sota Kitano scored on 9 and Jesper Lindstrøm on 46, both from Damir Redžić's passes, for Red Bull Salzburg. Blaž Kramer replied on 50 from Svit Sešlar's pass, and A. Kučys equalised on 90 from Yaya Dukuly's. It is Celje's first point.

Celtic 1–2 Celta Vigo: Mika Baur put Celtic ahead on 47, and Javi Rodríguez scored twice for Celta Vigo, on 68 from Hugo Álvarez's pass and on 71. Celta had 22 shots to eight. Celtic have lost all three.

1899 Hoffenheim 3–0 Lyon: Andrej Kramarić scored on 45+4 and set up Adam Daghim on 49 and Adam Hložek on 83. Hoffenheim had 21 shots and eight on target and eleven corners. Sportschau calls it their first win of this Europa League season; Lyon have their first defeat.

Jagiellonia 0–3 Anderlecht: Mihajlo Cvetković scored on 21, and Enric Llansana set up Marten Winkler on 72 and Jayden Onia-Seke on 80. Jagiellonia put one shot on target all night. Anderlecht have three points.

Lillestrøm 0–6 Real Sociedad: Mikel Oyarzabal set up the first three: Sergio Gómez scored on 25 and 27 and Luka Sučić on 33. Thomas Lehne Olsen missed a penalty for Lillestrøm on 50. Orri Steinn Óskarsson scored on 64 from Gonçalo Guedes's pass, Sučić scored again on 72, and Arsen Zakharyan made it six on 80 from Beñat Turrientes's pass. It is Real Sociedad's first win of the league phase.

Olympiakos Piraeus 1–0 Sparta Praha: Armando González scored on 78 from Marcus Pedersen's pass. Olympiakos had 23 shots and fourteen corners, but three shots on target; Sparta Praha had one.

Omonia Nicosia 1–4 Benfica: Loïc Nego's own goal on 14 put Benfica ahead, and Andronikos Kakoullis equalised for Omonia on 42 from Jaden Sean Montnor's pass. Vangelis Pavlidis scored on 49, Fredrik Aursnes on 76 and Gianluca Prestianni on 85 from Dodi Lukebakio's pass. Benfica had 23 shots and ten on target.

Plzeň 1–2 Levski Sofia: Everton scored for Levski Sofia on 44 from Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno's pass, and Christopher Kabongo equalised on 62 from Cheick Souaré's. Reinaldo won it on 65 from Maicon's pass. Plzeň had 63 per cent of the ball and two shots on target, and have lost all three.

The table after matchday 3

Every club has played three times. Five have won all three: Benfica lead on goal difference and goals scored, +8 from ten goals, ahead of Leverkusen on +8 from eight, then Bournemouth on +7, Ferencváros on +6 and Olympiakos on +3. Leverkusen are the only side yet to concede. Union Saint-Gilloise, Juventus, Beşiktaş and Sunderland have seven points, and AZ, Lyon and Omonia six. Four clubs have none: Ararat-Armenia are last on −9, below Celtic on −6 and Marseille and Plzeň on −5. Hoffenheim's win lifts them to three. After eight matches the top eight go to the round of 16 and ninth to 24th to the knockout play-offs.

Numbers to know

• 63 goals in eighteen matches, 3.5 a match.
• Six penalties: five scored, by Kluivert, Tavernier, Florucz, Dia and Woltemade, and one missed, by Lehne Olsen.
• Two red cards, Maignan's on 27 and Akdağ's on 77, and two own goals, by Diadie and Nego.
• Leverkusen's 33 shots were the most of the night; OFI's goalkeeper made twelve saves.
• Mikel Oyarzabal had three assists and Andrej Kramarić a goal and two assists.

Next up

Matchday 4 is on Thursday 5 November. At 17:45 UTC AC Milan host Ferencváros, Crystal Palace host Hoffenheim, Real Sociedad host Lyon and Sparta Praha host Bournemouth, among nine matches; at 20:00 UTC AZ Alkmaar v Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen v Marseille, Celta Vigo v Union Saint-Gilloise and Celtic v Beşiktaş head the other nine. Every match is on the Europa League page.

Sources for the context: ORF, Sportschau, Tuttosport, RTBF, The Telegraph, Sky Sports.