Fenerbahce fight back against Lyon as Greenwood scores Champions League equaliser

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 18, 2026 · 240 words

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What to know about Fenerbahce fight back against Lyon as Greenwood scores Champions League equaliser

Fenerbahce fight back against Lyon as Greenwood scores Champions League equaliser Mason Greenwood struck a second-half equaliser as Fenerbahce fought back to draw 1-1 at home to Lyon in their Champions League play-off first leg on Tuesday.

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What happened

Why it matters

Lois Openda put Lyon ahead before Greenwood levelled.

Common ground

Viking Stavanger rallied from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at Dinamo Zagreb.

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Claim 1: “Scottish champions Celtic enter the competition on Wednesday when they host Austrian club LASK in the first leg.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Mason Greenwood struck a second-half equaliser”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Mason Greenwood scored the equalizing goal in the second half (specifically the 47th minute).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 season is the 120th season in the existence of Fenerbahçe and the club's 69th consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Fenerbahçe are p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_Fenerbahçe_S.K._season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an article showing the entire history of Fenerbahçe in European competitions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenerbahçe_S.K._in_European_fo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mason Will John Greenwood (born 1 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe. A graduate of Manchester United's youth system, Gree…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Greenwood

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Claim 3: “Viking Stavanger rallied from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at Dinamo Zagreb.”

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Multiple sources confirm a 2-2 draw between Viking Stavanger and Dinamo Zagreb, with Viking recovering from a two-goal deficit.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is Viking's 8th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 76th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participates in the 2026 Eliteserien, 2025–26 Norwegian Cup…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Viking_FK_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 season is the 116th season in the history of GNK Dinamo Zagreb, and the club's 35th consecutive season in the First Croatian Football League. Dinamo Zagreb are also competing in the Croati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_GNK_Dinamo_Zagreb_seas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. It has participated in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League 12 seasons, the European Cup and UEFA Champions League 8 seasons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_FK_in_European_football

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Claim 4: “Norwegian side Viking Stavanger, competing in the Champions League for the first time in 34 years”

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Web search results explicitly state Viking Stavanger won the Norwegian title for the first time in 34 years, which correlates with their Champions League participation.

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Claim 5: “Viking... pulled level by half-time through goals from Peter Christiansen and Zlatko Tripic.”

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Although listed as 'no evidence' in the specific evidence block for claim 8, the evidence provided for claim 6 explicitly mentions that 'Peter Christiansen and captain Zlatko Tripić completed Viking’s first-half comeback' to level the score.

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Claim 6: “Lois Openda put Lyon ahead”

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Multiple sources confirm Lois Openda scored the opening goal for Lyon.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 season is the 77th season in the history of Olympique Lyonnais, and their 38th consecutive season in the French top flight. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_Olympique_Lyonnais_sea…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of French football transfers for the 2026 summer transfer window. Only transfers featuring Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 are listed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_football_transf…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UEFA Euro 2024 was an international football tournament held in Germany that took place from 14 June to 14 July 2024. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024_squads

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Claim 7: “Fenerbahce fought back to draw 1-1 at home to Lyon in their Champions League play-off first leg on Tuesday.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Fenerbahce and Lyon played to a 1-1 draw in a Champions League play-off match.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 season was the 118th season in the existence of Fenerbahçe, and the club's 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Fenerbahçe par…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Fenerbahçe_S.K._season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an article showing the entire history of Fenerbahçe in European competitions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenerbahçe_S.K._in_European_fo…

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Claim 8: “Viking, who edged Bodo/Glimt to the Norwegian title last season”

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Sources confirm Viking Stavanger won the Eliteserien title, holding off Bodo/Glimt in the process.

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web search NEUTRAL — STAVANGER, Norway, Nov 30 - Viking Stavanger hammered Valerenga 5-1 at home on the final day of Norway's top-flight Eliteserien to hold off the challenge of Bodo/Glimt and secure the Norwegian league …
https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/viking-stavanger…

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web search NEUTRAL — Viking FK, Bodo Glimt, Champions League upset, Inter Milan knockout, football match highlights, Norwegian football, UEFA Champions League.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/bodi-glimt-vs-viking

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web search NEUTRAL — In the Champions League Round of 16 on February 24, 2026, the second leg will take place between Inter and Bodo/Glimt.The Norwegians won the Eliteserien four times between 2020 and 2024, but narrowly …
https://goalweb.nl/?p=3879

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Claim 9: “The second legs are scheduled for August 25-26.”

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Claim 10: “Lois Openda headed Lyon in front with his first goal for the French club in Istanbul”

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Sources confirm Openda scored his first goal for the club via a header in Istanbul.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of German football transfers in the summer transfer window 2026 by club. Only transfers of the Bundesliga, and 2. Bundesliga are included.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_football_transf…

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Claim 11: “Dion Beljo and Mateo Lisica struck inside the opening 10 minutes for Zagreb”

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Three independent sources confirm that Dion Beljo and Mateo Lisica scored for Zagreb within the first 10 minutes.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dinamo raced into a two-goal lead through Dion Beljo and Mateo Lisica inside the opening ten minutes, but Peter Christiansen and captain Zlatko Tripić completed Viking’s first-half comeback.
https://www.watchathletics.com/schedule/watchlive/12192

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web search NEUTRAL — Dinamo appeared to be in complete control in Zagreb, racing into a two-goal lead inside ten minutes through Dion Drena Beljo and Mateo Lisica. However, Viking produced an impressive response, with Pet…
https://www.livescore.com/en/news/football/champions-league/…

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web search NEUTRAL — It was scored by Mateo Lisica, after Dion Drena Beljo had scored the first and then assisted for that second goal.Already in the 10th minute, 2:0 lit up on the scoreboard. Centre-back Henrik Falchener…
https://www.gnkdinamo.hr/en/news/dinamo-furioznom-igrom-vodi…

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Claim 12: “Levski Sofia and AEK Athens drew 0-0 in Bulgaria.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a match between Levski Sofia and AEK Athens.

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