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Milan stunned by Ferencvaros, Marseille and Juventus secure Europa League wins

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Lenny Joseph netted a decisive second-half brace at San Siro to leave the hosts languishing in 28th place with just three points. Marseille finally ended their drought through Amine Gouiri's late strike against Bayer Leverkusen, and Juventus rose to fifth after holding off AZ Alkmaar. Bournemouth stayed perfect by rallying past Sparta Prague, while 10-man Crystal Palace relied on Daichi Kamada's stoppage-time heroics to rescue a point against Hoffenheim.

Key points

  • AC Milan are in serious danger of elimination after collecting just three points from the…: AC Milan are in serious danger of elimination after collecting just three points from their opening four matches.
  • Ferencvaros joined Bournemouth and group leaders Benfica as the only teams holding a maxi…: Ferencvaros joined Bournemouth and group leaders Benfica as the only teams holding a maximum 12 points.
  • Ten-man squads impacted multiple fixtures, with both Ferencvaros and Crystal Palace earni…: Ten-man squads impacted multiple fixtures, with both Ferencvaros and Crystal Palace earning vital points despite second-half red cards.

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LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Nov 5 : AC Milan's Europa League hopes suffered a blow after they slumped to a 2-0 home defeat by Ferencvaros on Thursday, while Olympique de Marseille secured their first win of the campaign with a 1-0 victory at Bayer Leverkusen and Juventus beat AZ Alkmaar 2-1.

Milan slipped to their third defeat in four European matches and remain outside the playoff places.

The Hungarian side are tied on 12 points with Benfica and Bournemouth. Benfica, 3-1 winners over Lech Poznan, lead the standings on goal difference. Milan are a lowly 28th with three points.

Lenny Joseph put Ferencvaros ahead in the 52nd minute when he capitalised on a misplaced pass from goalkeeper Lorenzo Torriani and rolled the ball into an empty net before doubling the visitors' advantage 14 minutes later.

Ferencvaros held firm despite substitute Bamidele Yusuf being sent off in the 77th minute to preserve their clean sheet and all but extinguish Milan's late hopes of a comeback.

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