A stellar night for Juventus, at last!After a mediocre start to the new Serie A campaign and with both of their league wins having been hard-fought, the Bianconeri finally picked up a victory befitting their reputation, dismantling the Dutch side NEC Nijmegen 5-0 in their UEFA Europa League opener.⏱️ FULL-TIME! JUVENTUS 5-0 NEC NIJMEGEN! 🖤🤍A commanding European debut for Juventus, who cruise to a five-goal victory without conceding. 🔥A perfect start to their Europa League campaign. 💥 pic.twitter.com/883z8ZHxSr— GC Football ⚽ (@GoalCrestX) September 17, 2026 Already at the break, it was clear that the spoils would stay in Turin, with Juve holding a comfortable 3-0 lead.Nicolas Gonzalez broke the deadlock just nine minutes into the game, seizing a chance after a massive blunder by NEC goalkeeper Nikolas Polster. Kerim Alajbegovic doubled the lead a quarter of an hour later, finishing a counterattack with a well-placed effort, while Nick Woltemade scored his maiden goal for the Italian giants in the 35th minute from the spot.Nightmare continues: Marseille smashed in IstanbulAfter the break, Luciano Spalletti opted to freshen things up with several substitutions while also resting some of his key players for Sunday's Serie A derby against Atalanta at home (19.00).21.00: (1.55) Groningen (4.30) Zwolle (5.80)However, even with a reshuffled lineup, Juventus managed to score twice more, completing their five-star performance.What can particularly please Spalletti is Randal Kolo Muani's display, as the Frenchman hinted at finally finding his feet in Turin after a difficult period.The 27-year-old came off the bench in the 71st minute and just four minutes later set up Zeki Celik, before finding the net himself in the 82nd minute following another needless rush off his line by Polster.With the international break coming up, the next Europa League round will take place in almost a month, on October 15, when Juve will travel to Vigo to face Celta, while NEC host the Bulgarian side Levski Sofia.UEFA Europa LeagueRound 1WednesdayArarat – Sparta Prague 1-4 (0-2)/Wilson 55 – Guddal 20, 22, Mercado 53, Vydra 71/Omonia – Celta 1-0 (0-0)/Balkovec 88/Anderlecht – Olympique Lyon 1-2 (0-2)/Cvetkovic 61 – Nartey 8, Nakamura 22/Hapoel B.S. – Dinamo Zagreb 0-0Leverkusen – Celje 2-0 (1-0)/Seslar 15 og, Medina 74/Milan – Benfica 0-2 (0-1)/Lukebakio 16, Kaminski 53/Olympiakos – Jagiellonia 2-1 (1-1)/Gonzales 43, Yaremchuk 84 – Szmyt 20/Sturm – Rennes 0-0Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar 1-0 (0-0)/Le Fee 66 pen/ThursdayLevski Sofia – Salzburg 0-1 (0-1)/Tabakovic 39/OFI – Hoffenheim 2-0 (1-0)/Cantalapiedra 30, Kanellopoulos 84/Besiktas – Olympique Marseille 4-1 (1-1)/Fakili 15, Cerny 56, Murillo 59, Poku 81 – Abdallah 29/Celtic – Ferencvaros 1-3 (1-2)/Baur 44 – Bamidele 20, Zachariassen 45+1, Arzani 47/Crystal Palace – Lech Poznan 4-0 (3-0)/Pino 10, Richards 27, Larsen 34(p), Nketiah 89/Juventus – NEC 5-0 (3-0)/Gonzalez 9, Alajbegovic 24, Woltemade 35(p), Celik 75, Kolo Muani 82/Lillestrom – Torreense 1-2 (0-1)/Olsen 79 – Alfaro 23, Guerrero 49/Plzen – St.Gilloise 0-3 (0-2)/Mofokeng 17, Biondic 43, Kricfalusi 59/Sociedad – Bournemouth 1-2 (0-2)/Gomez 57 – Kluivert 11, Rayan 20/