Champions League heartbreak: Lyon knocked out in play-offs

Home Shows Sports To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Trailing 2-0, Lyon fell short and had two goals disallowed AFP - OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE 04:51 Issued on: 27/08/2026 - 07:52 From the show Defeated by Turkish side Fenerbahçe, Lyon will not be competing in Europe’s most prestigious club competition this year. Six years after their last Champions League campaign, Lyon had set their sights on returning to the competition. Instead, they will compete in the Europa League. Meanwhile, in Spain, Kylian Mbappé opened his goalscoring account in Real Madrid’s first home La Liga match. The Madrid side won 4-1, with a hat-trick from Mbappé. Meanwhile, their rivals Barcelona are doing everything they can to sign Argentinian player Julián Álvarez. He is still under contract with Atlético, but he wants to play in Catalonia. In tennis, the Williams sisters will be on the courts at Flushing Meadows for the US Open.