Fenerbahce midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has received a four-match European ban - with two of those games suspended - and been fined 50,000 euros (£43,000) for his part in a brawl following their Champions League play-off win at Lyon. Mason Greenwood, the Turkish side's English striker, has been given a one-match suspended ban which, like Guendouzi's, "is subject to a probationary period of one year" and fined 30,000 euros (£26,000). Lyon goalkeeping coach Antonio Ferreira has been handed a five-match ban, with two of those matches suspended, for what Uefa said, external was "serious assault" in clashes which took place following Fenerbahce's win, which sent them through to the league stage with a 3-2 aggregate victory.
Guendouzi was punished for "insulting others present at the match, provoking spectators and for violating the basic rules of decent conduct". Greenwood, who moved to Fenerbahce from Lyon's fierce rivals Marseille in the summer, was penalised for "violating the basic rules of decent conduct". Both clubs were also fined 50,000 euros "for its team violating the general and basic rules of conduct".
Guendouzi at centre of brawl after Fenerbahce win Former Arsenal midfielder Guendouzi, who played for Marseille between 2021 and 2024, was repeatedly booed by Lyon supporters during the match. He appeared to taunt sections of the French home support following Fenerbahce's victory and team-mates ushered him away as tempers flared. After the scuffle at full-time, Guendouzi was seen shouting "Allez l'OM" towards a pitchside camera, referencing Marseille.
Video circulating on social media also appeared to show an individual wearing a Lyon kit confronting the France midfielder as he made his way towards the tunnel, with security staff and members of both teams getting involved. A melee then broke out in the tunnel between both teams. Speaking after the game to reporters, Guendouzi said he felt "disrespected" by Lyon fans who were taunting him with "insults" about his family.
"If we can't celebrate the way we want afterward, I find that disappointing," he added. "When you have 60,000 people insulting your family, your mother, your children, even before the game and no-one on the referee's side tells the crowd to be quiet. "I know that in France, when this kind of thing happens, there comes a point where they'll talk to the fans to stop and maybe stop the match." Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone
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