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·12 August 2026

Fenerbahçe’s stars do not faze OL before Champions League play-off

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Olympique Lyonnais face Fenerbahçe, who boast an impressive squad on paper, in the Champions League play-off on 18 and 26 August, the final step towards the league phase.

According to L'Équipe, Paulo Fonseca has described the Turkish side as favourites for the tie, yet Moussa Niakhaté maintains OL have nothing to envy in the vice-champions of Türkiye.

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History offers some comfort for Lyon supporters, as the club are unbeaten in five meetings with Fenerbahçe.

OL won twice in 2001, then added two more victories in 2004 in the Champions League group stage.

The most recent encounter finished 0-0 in January 2025, one of Pierre Sage’s final games in charge.

Source: L'Équipe

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