Goals from Vedat Muriqi and English defender Archie Brown gave Fenerbahce a shock win over Lyon in the Champions League play-off, securing a place in the group stage, but the match was tainted by ugly scenes when the visitors' midfielder Matteo Guendouzi provoked the home fans.
Guendouzi, a France international, was attacked by Lyon supporters after the match ended on Wednesday, as he celebrated his side's 2-1 victory in a manner that appeared to taunt the crowd at the Groupama Stadium. The incident led to scuffles between players and coaching staff from both teams on and off the pitch, turning the visitors' celebrations into chaos.
Before the match, the teams were level at 1-1 from the first leg in Istanbul a week earlier, but the Turkish side raced into a 2-0 lead in the first half in southeastern France. Belgian winger Malick Fofana gave Lyon hope in the second half, but Lois Openda and Kail Boudache had further goals disallowed for offside, and Fenerbahce held on for the win.
In other matches that day, Barnabas Varga (Hungary) scored twice, and Luka Jovic, the former Real Madrid striker, added another as AEK Athens thrashed Levski Sofia 4-0 to reach the group stage. Razvan Marin (Romania) converted a penalty to seal the Greek side's progress after a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Bulgaria.
Viking Stavanger came from a goal down to beat Dinamo Zagreb 3-1 at home in Norway, advancing 5-3 on aggregate. It is their first appearance in the Champions League group stage. Arber Hoxha (Albania) put Dinamo ahead early, but Zlatko Tripic equalized from the penalty spot just eight minutes later. Two goals in the first two minutes of the second half from Edvin Austbo and Tobias Moi sealed the win for Viking.
Cristian Martinez (Panama) scored the decisive goal in extra time to send Slovan Bratislava into the Champions League group stage for the second time in three seasons. Two years ago, they lost all eight matches and finished second from bottom in their group, only ahead of Young Boys on goal difference. Andraz Sporar gave the Slovak side an early lead at Celje, but Svit Seslar equalized for the Slovenian team from the penalty spot. Martinez scored the winner in this match, giving Slovan a 3-2 aggregate victory.
