Lyon 1-1 Fenerbahce: Confirmed lineups for Champions League 2026-27 playoff second leg
Lyon and Fenerbahçe drew 1-1 at Groupama Stadium in Lyon on August 26, 2026 in the second leg of the Champions League 2026-27 playoff. The result followed a draw in the first leg in Istanbul last week, leaving the tie balanced ahead of the tiebreaker.
Qualification for the Champions League group stage will be settled by the tiebreaker, with the losing side relegated to the Europa League. Lyon travelled to Istanbul for the first leg where Lois Openda opened the scoring before Fenerbahçe equalised, leaving the French club one win shy of reaching the competition’s main phase. Les Gones, who the article says are gradually recovering from financial difficulties, finished fourth in Ligue 1 last season and advanced to the Europa League round of 16 under Paulo Fonseca’s astute management. The report notes Lyon have won five of their previous six two-leg Champions League qualification ties, while Fenerbahçe have lost nine qualifying matches since their sixth participation in 2008 and were eliminated by Benfica at this stage last year, an exit that preceded Jose Mourinho’s departure and the arrival of Domenico Tedesco.
Lyon named the following starting XI and bench: Starting XI: Grief (GK), Tessmann, Nuamah, Tolisso, Fofana, Abner, Openda, Niakhate, Kluivert, Morton, Maitland-Niles. Bench: Descamps (GK), Athekame, Bacher, Mata, Quedraogo, Tagliafico, Bidstrup, De Carvalho, Nartey, Boudache, Himbert, Sulc. The article reproduced a social post that read: "🦁 Notre 𝗫𝗜 𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗲́𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 pour ce barrage retour de @ChampionsLeague face au Fenerbahçe 👊🔴🔵#OLFenerbahçe pic.twitter.com/h3YvcJCErc"
Fenerbahçe’s confirmed lineup and bench were given as: Starting XI: Ederson (GK), Brown, Ake, Skriniar, Semedo, Kante, Guendouzi, Talisca, Oguz, Greenwood, Vedat. Bench: Tarik (GK), Kuzey, Levent, Yigite Efe, Muldur, Ismail, Bartug, Nene, Kahveci, Lukaku. The article also included a posted line listing the Turkish-language announcement: "📋 O. Lyon maçı ilk 11'imiz belli oldu. #OLvFB #UCL pic.twitter.com/TGBgVPAMNs"
The match took place at Groupama Stadium in the city of Lyon and finished 1-1. With the aggregate scores level after both legs, the tie will be resolved by the established tiebreaker procedure, and the side that loses that process will drop into the Europa League.
