Lyon host Fenerbahce in Champions League qualifying

Recent form points different ways

Lyon have won two of their last five matches, drawn one and lost two. The wins came against SPP and TOU, 3-0 and 2-0 respectively; the defeats were 4-0 to RCL in May and 2-1 to SPP earlier this month. Fenerbahce have won three of their last five, drawn one and lost one. The three victories were 2-0 and 1-0 against STG and 4-2 against KNY; the defeat was 2-1 to GEN.

What the head-to-head record shows

The 1-1 draw last week was the first time these sides had met since January 2025, when they drew 0-0. Before that the record runs back to the early 2000s: Lyon won three in a row between October 2001 and November 2004, scoring ten goals across those meetings and conceding four. The aggregate over all five encounters is sixteen goals, an average above three per match.

Confirmed line-ups

Lyon (4-3-3): Dominik Greif, Abner, Moussa Niakhaté, Ruben Kluivert, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Tanner Tessmann, Tyler Morton, Corentin Tolisso, Malick Fofana, Loïs Openda, Ernest Nuamah

Fenerbahce (4-2-3-1): Ederson, Milan Skriniar, Archie Brown, Nathan Aké, Nélson Semedo, Talisca, Matteo Guendouzi, N'Golo Kanté, Oguz Aydin, Mason Greenwood, Vedat Muriqi

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