Champions League qualifying play-offs second leg: Lyon vs Fenerbahçe facts

Lyon and Fenerbahçe are level at 1-1 as they meet in France in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifying play-off.

Previous meetings

Visitors Lyon struck first in Istanbul on 18 August, Loïs Openda scoring a 40th-minute opener with a deflected header before Mason Greenwood replied within two minutes of the second-half restart for Fenerbahçe.

That was the teams' sixth meeting, and a second in three seasons following a 0-0 draw in Istanbul in the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League.

Lyon had won the first four games between the clubs – 3-1 at home and 1-0 away in the 2001/02 first group stage and 4-2 in France and 3-1 in Türkiye in the 2004/05 group stage.

Lyon's record against Turkish teams is W6 D3 L6; they are without a win in four games (D2 L2).

OL have won two and lost two of their four two‑legged ties against Turkish opponents, most recently beating Beşiktaş 7-6 on penalties after a 3-3 aggregate draw in the 2016/17 Europa League quarter-finals.

Fenerbahçe have lost 12 of their 26 European games against French opponents (W6 D8) but only two of the last 12 (W3 D7), although a 2-1 home win against Nice in the league phase of last season's Europa League is their only success in eight games (D5 L2).

Fenerbahçe have won only two of their 11 away matches against French teams (D1 L8).

The Turkish team have lost their last four two‑legged ties against Ligue 1 sides, most recently 2-3 on aggregate to LOSC Lille in the 2024/25 Champions League third qualifying round (1-2 a, 1-1 h aet).

Form guide

Lyon 

Lyon are bidding to return to the Champions League proper for the first time since 2019/20, when they reached the semi‑finals; they featured 16 times in the group stage.

The French club are in the qualifying play-offs for the first time since 2013/14, when they went down 0-4 on aggregate to Real Sociedad (0-2 h, 0-2 a) to make their record at this stage W2 L1.

Fenerbahçe

Fenerbahçe are aiming to reach the Champions League proper for the first time since making their sixth appearance in 2008/09; they have since lost nine times in qualifying.

The Turkish team have lost all three of their Champions League qualifying play‑offs, most recently 0-1 to Benfica last season (0-0 h, 0-1 a).

Links and trivia

Lyon started this season in the third qualifying round, beating Sparta Praha 4-2 on aggregate (1-2 a, 3-0 h).

The second-leg win against Sparta was Lyon's 150th European Cup match.

Lyon have won five of their last six two‑legged ties in Champions League qualifying.

Having reached the Europa League round of 16 in 2025/26 – losing 1-3 on aggregate to Celta Vigo – Lyon have won eight of their last 13 European matches (D2 L3).

OL have lost only one of their last ten home games in UEFA competition (W7 D2).

Fenerbahçe are unbeaten in this season's Champions League (W3 D2), beating Górnik Zabrze of Poland 2-1 on aggregate in the second qualifying round (1-0 h, 1-1 a) and Austria's Sturm Graz 3-0 in the third (2-0 h, 1-0 a).

The first-leg draw means Fenerbahçe – who went on to reach the Europa League knockout phase play-offs in 2025/26, losing 2-4 on aggregate to Nottingham Forest – are unbeaten in six European games (W4 D2).

Talisca scoredin Fenerbahçe's first four games in this season's competition.