UEFA Champions League · Wed, 26 Aug 2026 ·
Lyon vs Fenerbahçe — 1 - 2
Groupama Stadium · Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy
Match report
Fenerbahçe win 2-1 at Lyon
Lyon were beaten 2-1 by Fenerbahçe at Groupama Stadium on Wednesday, 26 August 2026 in UEFA Champions League, Play-offs. M. Fofana (61') scored for Lyon, while V. Muriqi (24') and A. Brown (28') found the net for Fenerbahçe. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Lyon had 59% of the ball and 17 shots (6 on target) against Fenerbahçe’s 16 (7 on target). Malick Fofana (Lyon) was the top-rated player with 8.3.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Villarreal | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Match events
- 24'goalV. MuriqiNormal Goal
- 28'goalA. BrownAssist: M. Greenwood
- 32'yellow cardMilan ŠkriniarYellow Card
- 51'yellow cardLoïs OpendaYellow Card
- 61'goalM. FofanaAssist: A. Maitland-Niles
- 62'substitutionA. Maitland-NilesOff: Z. Athekame
- 62'substitutionE. NuamahOff: K. Boudache
- 65'VAR decisionLoïs OpendaGoal cancelled
- 67'substitutionTaliscaOff: I. Yuksek
- 71'VAR decisionKaïl BoudacheGoal cancelled
- 76'substitutionT. TessmannOff: P. Sulc
- 76'substitutionO. AydinOff: D. Nene
- 80'substitutionV. MuriqiOff: R. Lukaku
- 80'substitutionM. GreenwoodOff: I. Kahveci
- 86'substitutionAbner ViniciusOff: N. Tagliafico
- 86'substitutionT. MortonOff: M. Bidstrup
- 90+4'yellow cardMattéo GuendouziYellow Card
- 90+5'yellow cardDorgeles NeneYellow Card
Lineups
Lyon
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Paulo Fonseca
Starting XI
- 1D. GreifG
- 98A. Maitland-NilesD
- 21R. KluivertD
- 19M. NiakhateD
- 16Abner ViniciusD
- 6T. TessmannM
- 23T. MortonM
- 8C. TolissoM
- 7E. NuamahF
- 17L. OpendaF
- 11M. FofanaF
Substitutes
- 40R. DescampsG
- 22C. MataD
- 13Z. AthekameD
- 3N. TagliaficoD
- 20F. BacherD
- 2M. BidstrupM
- 10P. SulcM
- 99N. NarteyM
- 39M. de CarvalhoM
- 76M. OuedraogoD
- 26K. BoudacheF
- 45R. HimbertF
Fenerbahçe
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Ismail Kartal
Starting XI
- 31EdersonG
- 27N. SemedoD
- 37M. SkriniarD
- 15N. AkeD
- 3A. BrownD
- 91N. KanteM
- 6M. GuendouziM
- 11M. GreenwoodM
- 94TaliscaM
- 70O. AydinM
- 19V. MuriqiF
Substitutes
- 13T. CetinG
- 75K. SapazG
- 18M. MuldurD
- 14Y. E. DemirD
- 22L. MercanD
- 5I. YuksekM
- 28B. ElmazM
- 9R. LukakuF
- 17I. KahveciM
- 45D. NeneF
Match statistics
- 59%Possession41%
- –Expected goals (xG)–
- 17Total shots16
- 6Shots on target7
- 7Shots off target6
- 4Blocked shots3
- 12Shots inside the box12
- 5Shots outside the box4
- 5Corners7
- 3Offsides2
- 12Fouls17
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves5
- 450Passes311
- 398Accurate passes245
- 88%Pass accuracy79%
- –Goals prevented–
Player statistics
Lyon
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dominik GreifG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Abner ViníciusD | 86 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Moussa NiakhatéD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Ruben KluivertD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 98Ainsley Maitland-NilesD | 62 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 6Tanner TessmannM | 76 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Corentin TolissoM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Tyler MortonM | 86 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Ernest NuamahF | 62 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Malick FofanaFTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 17Loïs OpendaF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 40Rémy DescampsG | – | – | ||
| 3Nicolás TagliaficoD | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 13Zachary AthekameD | 28 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Felix BacherD | – | – | ||
| 22Clinton MataD | – | – | ||
| 76Mohamed OuédraogoD | – | – | ||
| 2Mads BidstrupM | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Pavel ŠulcM | 14 | 6.9 | ||
| 39Mathys de CarvalhoM | – | – | ||
| 99Noah NarteyM | – | – | ||
| 26Kaïl BoudacheF | 28 | 6.6 | ||
| 45Rémi HimbertF | – | – |
Fenerbahçe
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31EdersonG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Archie BrownD | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 15Nathan AkéD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Nélson SemedoD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 37Milan ŠkriniarD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Mattéo GuendouziM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Mason GreenwoodM | 80 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 70Oğuz AydınM | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| 91N'Golo KantéM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 94TaliscaM | 67 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Vedat MuriqiF | 80 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 13Tarık ÇetinG | – | – | ||
| 75Kuzey SapazG | – | – | ||
| 14Yiğit Efe DemirD | – | – | ||
| 18Mert MüldürD | – | – | ||
| 22Levent MercanD | – | – | ||
| 5İsmail YüksekM | 23 | 6.6 | ||
| 17İrfan Can KahveciM | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Bartuğ ElmazM | – | – | ||
| 9Romelu LukakuF | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 45Dorgeles NeneF | 14 | 6.3 |
