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·28 August 2026

Leverkusen, Real Sociedad and a reunion for Pierre Sage in Lyon’s Europa League draw

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Lyon, beaten 1-2 by Fenerbahçe in Wednesday's Champions League play-off second leg, now know their Europa League league-phase opponents. According to L'Équipe, OL will face Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad, Union Saint-Gilloise, Crystal Palace, Anderlecht, Jagiellonia, Lillestrom and Hoffenheim.

The defeat ends their Champions League push, and attention turns to the Europa League.

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Notably, Bayer Leverkusen and Crystal Palace feature among OL's opponents.

The draw took place on Friday.

Those opponents will define OL's programme in the league phase.

Source: L'Équipe

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