Overview
- UEFA on Thursday opened disciplinary proceedings naming Mattéo Guendouzi, Mason Greenwood and Fenerbahçe over provocative gestures and violent post-match scenes after their late-August play-off win at Lyon.
- Video of the aftermath shows pitch and tunnel confrontations and a figure in Lyon clothing appearing to attempt a flying kick at Guendouzi, with several outlets reporting fights between players, staff and supporters.
- Both players are accused of goading Lyon fans with obscene gestures and taunts; Guendouzi has defended his behaviour by saying he was reacting to sustained abuse from the crowd.
- Fenerbahçe has pledged to submit formal defences and to protect the rights of its players while UEFA’s disciplinary body investigates and decides whether to impose sanctions.
- If UEFA imposes penalties they could include fines, match bans for individual players or club sanctions, and it remains unclear whether any measures will be resolved before Fenerbahçe’s group-stage match against Roma on September 10.