OL face hostile Sükrü Saracoglu test in Champions League mission at Fenerbahçe | OneFootball

Lyon face a searing test at the Sükrü Saracoglu on Tuesday at 21:00, where Fenerbahçe’s power and din await. They must stand firm and be clinical to take a favourable result back to Lyon for the return on Wednesday 26 August, with a Champions League place at stake.

According to L'Équipe, in Kadiköy the match begins hours before kick-off, the sound rising from cafés, pavements and car horns before pouring from the stands.

As Bosphorus ferries empty at the pier, the yellow and blue tide surges towards its sanctuary. Street sellers string up shirts of Mason Greenwood, Marco Asencio, Talisca and Romelu Lukaku among scarves and flags.

Flares are set to redden the sky and chants carry across Recep Peker Avenue, the breath of the Asian shore rushing into the ground. Inside, the noise rolls on without a lull once the whistle blows.

Corentin Tolisso and Ruben Kluivert were pictured during the third qualifying round second leg, which OL won 3-0 at home after a 1-2 defeat away to Sparta Prague. That comeback set up this Champions League qualifying mission in Türkiye.

Source: L'Équipe

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