Fenerbahce held by Lyon in Champions League play-offs
Mason Greenwood scores a second-half equaliser as the Turkish side fight back for a 1-1 draw in the first-leg match.
Paris, Lyon's Lois Openda put his new team ahead in the first leg of the Champions League play-off against Fenerbahce at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium. However, the Turkish club responded with Mason Greenwood equalising the score shortly after the break. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, leaving the tie evenly poised. Meanwhile, Norway's Viking Stavanger staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Dinamo Zagreb 2-2, marking their first appearance in the league phase in 34 years.
Dion Beljo and Mateo Lisica scored for Zagreb early on, but Viking's Peter Christiansen and Zlatko Tripic equalised the game before halftime. In Bulgaria, Levski Sofia and AEK Athens held each other to a 0-0 draw. Celtic enters the competition on Wednesday when they host Austrian side LASK in the first leg, with the second legs slated for Aug 25-26.
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