Europa League results: Juventus go top, Leverkusen and Milan win 4-0

The second round of the UEFA Europa League league phase produced 56 goals across 18 matches on Thursday 15 October 2026. Bayer Leverkusen won 4-0 at Lech Poznań, AC Milan won by the same score at Red Bull Salzburg, Benfica beat Celtic 4-1, and Juventus came from behind to win 2-1 at Celta Vigo and go top of the table. There were also setbacks for Marseille, beaten 1-0 at home by Olympiakos, and Hoffenheim, who lost 3-2 to Beşiktaş. This Europa League results round-up covers every score, the standings, the qualification picture and the top-scorer race.

Europa League results: all 18 scores from matchday 2

Home teams won eight matches, away teams seven, and three finished level. The early kick-offs started at 16:45 GMT and the late games at 19:00 GMT.

Date	Home	Score	Away	Half-time
15/10	AZ Alkmaar	2-1	Hapoel Beer Sheva	0-0
15/10	Celje	0-3	Omonia Nicosia	0-1
15/10	Lech Poznan	0-4	Bayer Leverkusen	0-3
15/10	Lyon	3-2	Crystal Palace	2-0
15/10	Union St. Gilloise	1-1	Real Sociedad	0-0
15/10	Red Bull Salzburg	0-4	AC Milan	0-2
15/10	Sparta Praha	1-1	Lillestrom	0-0
15/10	Torreense	1-2	Sunderland	1-0
15/10	Benfica	4-1	Celtic	3-0
15/10	Bournemouth	3-0	Sturm Graz	1-0
15/10	Celta Vigo	1-2	Juventus	1-0
15/10	Dinamo Zagreb	1-0	Anderlecht	0-0
15/10	Ferencvarosi TC	2-1	Plzen	0-0
15/10	1899 Hoffenheim	2-3	Beşiktaş	0-0
15/10	Jagiellonia	3-1	Ararat-Armenia	2-1
15/10	Marseille	0-1	Olympiakos Piraeus	0-1
15/10	NEC Nijmegen	1-1	Levski Sofia	0-1
15/10	Rennes	2-1	OFI	0-1

Biggest wins: Leverkusen, Milan and Benfica in command

Lech Poznań 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen was settled before half-time, with Leverkusen three goals up at the break in Poland. The German side have now scored six and conceded none in two games and sit second. Lech are bottom of the 36-team table with no points and a goal difference of -8.

Red Bull Salzburg 0-4 AC Milan followed a similar script: Milan led 2-0 at half-time and doubled their tally after the interval. The result lifts the Rossoneri to 16th on three points after a first-round defeat, and Salzburg, who also have three points, drop to 21st.

Benfica 4-1 Celtic was another one-sided contest. The Lisbon club were 3-0 up at the break at the Estádio da Luz and are third on six points. Celtic, with two defeats and seven goals conceded, sit 33rd.

Two more clubs won by three clear goals. Omonia Nicosia beat Celje 3-0 away and have yet to concede in the competition, and Bournemouth beat Sturm Graz 3-0 to sit fifth with a perfect record.

Comebacks and upsets in the Europa League

Juventus turn it around in Vigo

Celta Vigo 1-2 Juventus was one of three comeback wins on the night. Celta led 1-0 at half-time at Balaídos, but Juventus scored twice after the break to move to six points and go top of the table, with seven goals scored and only one conceded in two games. Celta are 28th without a point.

Sunderland and Rennes also recover

Torreense 1-2 Sunderland followed the same pattern, with the Portuguese side ahead at the interval before Sunderland struck twice in the second half for a second straight win. Rennes 2-1 OFI was also a comeback: OFI led 1-0 at the break at Roazhon Park before Rennes scored twice.

Marseille and Hoffenheim stumble

Judged by table positions, the biggest surprise was Marseille 0-1 Olympiakos. The Greek side scored in the first half at the Vélodrome and held on, leaving Marseille 32nd with no points, while Olympiakos are tenth with six. In Sinsheim, Hoffenheim 2-3 Beşiktaş was goalless at half-time before five second-half goals. The Turkish club are fourth with a perfect record, and Hoffenheim are 30th.

Narrow wins and shared points

Lyon led Crystal Palace 2-0 at the break and held on to win 3-2. Dinamo Zagreb beat Anderlecht 1-0, Ferencváros beat Viktoria Plzeň 2-1, AZ Alkmaar edged Hapoel Beer Sheva 2-1 and Jagiellonia beat Ararat-Armenia 3-1. The three draws were Union Saint-Gilloise 1-1 Real Sociedad, Sparta Praha 1-1 Lillestrøm and NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Levski Sofia.

Europa League standings and qualification lines

The standings descriptions set out the format. The top eight go straight through to the round of 16, teams placed ninth to 24th enter the knockout play-offs, and clubs from 25th to 36th are currently outside the qualification places. Here is the top ten after two rounds:

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Juventus	2	2	0	0	+6	6
2	Bayer Leverkusen	2	2	0	0	+6	6
3	Benfica	2	2	0	0	+5	6
4	Beşiktaş	2	2	0	0	+4	6
5	Bournemouth	2	2	0	0	+4	6
6	Omonia Nicosia	2	2	0	0	+4	6
7	Ferencvarosi TC	2	2	0	0	+3	6
8	Lyon	2	2	0	0	+2	6
9	Sunderland	2	2	0	0	+2	6
10	Olympiakos Piraeus	2	2	0	0	+2	6

• Ten perfect records: Juventus, Leverkusen, Benfica, Beşiktaş, Bournemouth, Omonia, Ferencváros and Lyon fill the top eight, with Sunderland and Olympiakos also on six points but placed ninth and tenth on goal difference.
• Clean sheets: Leverkusen (6-0) and Omonia (4-0) are the only teams yet to concede.
• The 24th-place line: Levski Sofia hold the final play-off place on one point, level with Real Sociedad and Lillestrøm just above them. Hapoel Beer Sheva are 25th, the first team outside the qualifying places.
• Without a point: Celta Vigo, Anderlecht, Hoffenheim, Plzeň, Marseille, Celtic, Ararat-Armenia, Celje and Lech Poznań.

Europa League top scorers: Loïs Diony leads the way

The scoring chart includes goals from across this season's competition, which is why some players have more than two appearances.

#	Player	Club	Goals	Apps	Minutes
1	L. Diony	Omonia Nicosia	4	6	431
2	A. Cissè	AC Milan	3	2	117
3	K. Zachariassen	Ferencvarosi TC	3	10	358
4	Oh Hyeon-Gyu	Beşiktaş	2	8	93
5	M. van Buren	Hradec Králové	2	4	92

Omonia striker Loïs Diony leads with four goals, one of them a penalty, from six appearances. Milan's 19-year-old Alphadjo Cissè has three goals in only 117 minutes over two appearances, the best minutes-per-goal ratio on the list. Ferencváros's Kristoffer Zachariassen has three goals and two assists. Oh Hyeon-Gyu of Beşiktaş has two goals and an assist, while Mick van Buren also has two goals and an assist for Hradec Králové, a club not among the 36 in the league-phase table, so his goals came earlier in the competition.

What's next in the Europa League

The third round of league-phase matches starts on Thursday 22 October 2026. With ten teams on maximum points and only goal difference separating eighth from tenth, the race for a top-eight finish is wide open. For Marseille, Celtic and Hoffenheim, a third straight defeat would leave them well short of the play-off line.

Follow the table on our UEFA Europa League page, track the leaders on the Juventus team page, and follow AC Milan, Sunderland and Marseille as the league phase continues.