Juventus thrashed NEC Nijmegen 5-0, while Crystal Palace and Bournemouth also secured wins in the opening round of the Europa League group stage. Juventus began their quest for Europa League glory with a 5-0 thrashing of NEC Nijmegen, while Bournemouth secured an impressive victory at Real Sociedad on their European debut on Thursday.Sergio Gomez's attempted cross flew into the far corner to bring Sociedad back into the contest, but this time Bournemouth held on for a memorable victory. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Juventus thrashed NEC Nijmegen 5-0, while Crystal Palace and Bournemouth also secured wins in the opening round of the Europa League group stage. : https://punchng.com/europa-league-juventus-palace-cruise-to-wins-bournemouth-beat-sociedad/S1

• Juventus began their quest for Europa League glory with a 5-0 thrashing of NEC Nijmegen, while Bournemouth secured an impressive victory at Real Sociedad on their European debut on Thursday.Sergio Gomez's attempted cross flew into the far corner to bring Socie...S2

• Juventus, Palace cruise to Europa League wins, Bournemouth beat SociedadS3