Lyon vs Fenerbahce Preview

Lyon host Fenerbahce at the Groupama Stadium on Wednesday evening in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying tie, with the sides level at 1-1 after a tightly contested first leg in Istanbul.

Lyon’s recent form has been mixed heading into this decisive night. Their most recent outing brought a 2-0 win away at Toulouse in Ligue 1. Prior to that, the 1-1 draw away at Fenerbahce set up this return leg perfectly poised. Before that, a 3-0 home win over Sparta Prague was a highlight of their European campaign so far. Earlier in this run, a 2-1 defeat at home to Sparta Prague and a 4-0 loss away at Betis complete a five-match sequence of two wins, one draw and two losses.

Fenerbahce arrive full of confidence from their domestic form. Their most recent outing was a 4-2 home win over Konyaspor in the league. Prior to that, the 1-1 draw at home to Lyon kept the tie finely balanced. Before that, a 2-1 defeat away at Genclerbirligi was a rare blemish. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 win away at Sturm Graz and a 2-0 home win over the same opponents complete a five-game spell of three wins, one draw and a single defeat.

The head-to-head record favours Lyon, who have won three of the last five meetings, with two draws and no wins for Fenerbahce. Most recently, the sides drew 1-1 at Fenerbahce in the first leg of this tie. In the previous encounter, they played out a goalless draw, also away at Fenerbahce.

In the UK and Ireland, the match is live on TNT Sports 1 and available to stream via HBO Max, with RTE 2 and the RTE Player also carrying the game in Ireland. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on Paramount+ and DAZN USA. In Turkey, the match is also available on TRT 1 and tabii.

Possible Lineups

Lyon (4-2-3-1): Greif, Maitland-Niles, Kluivert, Niakhate, Abner, Tessmann, Morton, Nuamah, Tolisso, Fofana, Openda

Fenerbahce (4-2-3-1): Ederson, Brown, Ake, Skriniar, Semedo, Guendouzi, Kante, Akturkoglu, Talisca, Greenwood, Muriqi

Lyon Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Toulouse	0-2	Lyon	Ligue 1	22.08.26
🤝	Fenerbahce	1-1	Lyon	Champions League	18.08.26
✅	Lyon	3-0	Sparta Prague	Champions League	11.08.26
❌	Sparta Prague	2-1	Lyon	Champions League	04.08.26
❌	Betis	4-0	Lyon	Club Friendly	29.07.26

Fenerbahce Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Fenerbahce	4-2	Konyaspor	Super Lig	22.08.26
🤝	Fenerbahce	1-1	Lyon	Champions League	18.08.26
❌	Genclerbirligi	2-1	Fenerbahce	Super Lig	15.08.26
✅	Sturm Graz	0-1	Fenerbahce	Champions League	11.08.26
✅	Fenerbahce	2-0	Sturm Graz	Champions League	05.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Fenerbahce	1-1	Lyon	Champions League	18.08.26
Fenerbahce	0-0	Lyon	Europa League	23.01.25
Lyon	4-2	Fenerbahce	Champions League	03.11.04
Fenerbahce	1-3	Lyon	Champions League	19.10.04
Lyon	3-1	Fenerbahce	Champions League	17.10.01

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	TNT Sports 1, HBO Max
Ireland Republic	RTE 2, RTE Player, TNT Sports 1, HBO Max
USA	Paramount+, DAZN USA
Turkey	TRT 1, Digiturk Play, tabii
France	Canal+ France, myCANAL, Canal+ Live 1
Germany	DAZN Germany, DAZN2 Germany
Italy	Amazon Prime Video
Spain	Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport