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UEFA bans Fenerbahce's Guendouzi 2 Champions League games for Lyon podium insults

UEFA banned Fenerbahce midfielder Matteo Guendouzi from the club's first two Champions League matches for provocations during the playoff win at Lyon.

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Fenerbahce won an away Champions League playoff at Lyon on 2026-08-26, a 2-1 victory that sent the Turkish club into the Champions League for the first time in 18 years. [1] UEFA banned Fenerbahce midfielder Matteo Guendouzi for four matches, with two matches suspended, and fined him 50,000 euros for his part in a brawl following a Champions League play-off win at Lyon. [2][5][7] In the same disciplinary verdicts dated 2026-09-04, UEFA said Fenerbahce forward Mason Greenwood had a one-game ban deferred on one year of probation and was fined 30,000 euros (US$35,000) for his involvement in the incidents. [3] The 27-year-old ban, which will miss Fenerbahce's home Champions League match against Roma on 2026-09-10 and the away game at Aston Villa on 2026-10-14, was central to the previous two sentences. [4] UEFA handed Lyon goalkeeping coach Antonio Ferreira a five-match ban, with two matches suspended, for what was described as a serious assault during clashes following the match. [6] Guendouzi was fined 50,000 euros for making middle-finger gestures to home fans in the warm-up and after the final whistle, shouting 'Allez l'OM', and grabbing his crotch. [8]
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  1. Fenerbahce won an away Champions League playoff at Lyon on 2026-08-26, a 2-1 victory that sent the Turkish club into the Champions League for the first time in 18 years. · Winnipeg Free Press
  2. UEFA banned Fenerbahce midfielder Matteo Guendouzi for four matches, with two matches suspended, and fined him 50,000 euros for his part in a brawl following a Champions League play-off win at Lyon. · BBC Sport
  3. In the same disciplinary verdicts dated 2026-09-04, UEFA said Fenerbahce forward Mason Greenwood had a one-game ban deferred on one year of probation and was fined 30,000 euros (US$35,000) for his involvement in the incidents. · Winnipeg Free Press
  4. The 27-year-old ban, which will miss Fenerbahce's home Champions League match against Roma on 2026-09-10 and the away game at Aston Villa on 2026-10-14, was central to the previous two sentences. · Winnipeg Free Press
  5. UEFA banned Fenerbahce striker Mason Greenwood for one match, suspended, and fined him 30,000 euros for violating the basic rules of decent conduct. · BBC Sport
  6. UEFA handed Lyon goalkeeping coach Antonio Ferreira a five-match ban, with two matches suspended, for what was described as a serious assault during clashes following the match. · BBC Sport
  7. Fenerbahce forward Mason Greenwood received a 30,000 euro fine and a one-game suspension deferred for a one-year probation period following a charge of violating rules of decent conduct. · The Independent
  8. Guendouzi was fined 50,000 euros for making middle-finger gestures to home fans in the warm-up and after the final whistle, shouting 'Allez l'OM', and grabbing his crotch. · The Independent
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