Fenerbahçe won 2-1 away to Lyon in the Champions League Playoff round, thanks to two quick first-half goals. Vedat Muriqi and Archie Brown struck inside four minutes to give the visitors a commanding lead. Lyon pulled one back through Malick Fofana but could not find an equaliser.
Muriqi opened the scoring in the 24th minute, and Brown doubled Fenerbahçe's advantage in the 28th, with Mason Greenwood providing the assist for the second. Lyon responded after the hour when Fofana finished from Ainsley Maitland-Niles' pass in the 61st minute. That set up a tense finale, though Fenerbahçe held on to take the win.
Lyon had 59% of possession and 17 shots to Fenerbahçe's 15, but the visitors edged the shots-on-target count 7-6. Fenerbahçe converted both of their big chances, while Lyon missed two, and that efficiency proved decisive despite being outplayed for long spells.
