Chaos mars Fenerbahce’s Champions League qualifying win over Lyon

Fenerbahce’s French midfielder Guendouzi was attacked by Lyon fans after he mocked them at the end of the match.Published On 27 Aug 202627 Aug 2026Goals from Vedat Muriqi and English defender Archie Brown helped Fenerbahce stun Lyon in the Champions League playoffs and qualify for the league phase in a fixture marred by ugly scenes as the Turkish team’s midfielder Matteo Guendouzi taunted the home fans.French international Guendouzi was attacked by Lyon fans at the end of the match on Wednesday after he celebrated his team’s 2-1 win in a manner that seemed to provoke the home fan base at the Groupama Stadium.It led to clashes between players and coaching staff on and off the football pitch, and the visiting team’s celebrations descended into chaos.When the match got under way, the teams were locked at 1-1 from the first leg in Istanbul a week ago, but the Turks opened up a 2-0 lead on the night in the first half in southeastern France.Exciting Belgian winger Malick Fofana gave Lyon hope in the second half, but Lois Openda and Kail Boudache had further strikes ruled out for offside, and Fener held on.Hungarian Barnabas Varga scored a brace, and former Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic ...