Soccer-UEFA sanctions Fenerbahce's Guendouzi, Greenwood after Lyon playoff incident


Soccer Football - UEFA Europa League - Play Off - Second Leg - Nottingham Forest v Fenerbahce - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - February 26, 2026 Fenerbahce's Matteo Guendouzi during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Chris Radburn

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Fenerbahce midfielder ⁠Matteo Guendouzi and forward Mason Greenwood were handed ⁠suspensions and fined by UEFA on Friday following ‌incidents after the club's Champions Leaguesecond-leg playoff victory over Olympique Lyonnais last month.

The punishments stemmed from post-match incidents following Fenerbahce's 2-1 victory in ​Lyon, where the two players were ⁠accused of making provocative ⁠gestures towards the home fans.

The confrontation escalated after the final ⁠whistle, ‌with a brawl breaking out asFrenchman Guendouzi left the pitch.

European soccer's governing body saidGuendouzi was fined €50,000 ($58,060.00)"for ⁠insulting others present at the match, provoking spectators ​and violating ‌the basic rules of decent conduct" and suspended for ⁠four UEFA ​club competition matches.

Englishman Greenwood was fined €30,000 and suspended for one match for violating the basic rules of decent conduct.

Two of ⁠Guendouzi's suspended four matches were deferred ​for a probationary period of one year, while Greenwood's one-match ban was subject to a one-year probationary period.

UEFA also sanctioned ⁠both clubs for crowd disturbances, the throwing of objects, lighting of pyrotechnics and violation of the rules of conduct at the match.

Lyon goalkeeper coach Antonio Ferreira was handed ​a five-match ban for "serious assault", with ⁠two of those matches suspended for a probationary period of ​one year.

Fenerbahce progressed to the league ‌phase of the Champions League with ​a 3-2 aggregate victory.

($1 = 0.8612 euros)

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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