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  "id": 3605717,
  "title": "Fenerbahce stun Lyon to reach Champions League league phase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/fenerbahce-stun-lyon-to-reach-champions-league-league-phase",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T21:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/27/fenerbahce-stun-lyon-to-reach-champions-league-league-phase"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a surprising turn of events in the Champions League play-off, Fenerbahce secured their spot in the league phase by defeating Lyon 2-1 on Wednesday night. Fenerbahce's Vedat Muriqi opened the scoring in the first half, providing a crucial lead that Lyon could not overcome despite a late goal from Belgian winger Malick Fofana. Turkish defender Archie Brown added another goal in the match, ensuring Fenerbahce's qualification for the league phase. Lyon's hopes were dashed as offside decisions denied goals to Hungarian players Barnabas Varga and Luka Jovic. Meanwhile, AEK Athens wrapped up their qualification with a dominant 4-0 win over Levski Sofia in Bulgaria. The win was completed with a penalty by Romanian Razvan Marin. In Norway, Viking Stavanger overcame a first-half deficit to defeat Dinamo Zagreb 3-1, securing a 5-3 aggregate victory. The win will be Viking's first in the Champions League group phase. The match saw Dinamo take the lead through Albanian Arber Hoxha, who was promptly equalized by Zlatko Tripic. Early goals in the second half from Edvin Austbo and Tobias Moi sealed Viking's progression to the group stage.",
  "summary": "The Turkish side opened up a 2-0 lead in the first half after the teams were locked at 1-1 in the first leg in Istanbul.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Celtic crash out of Champions League after humiliating defeat to LASK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/celtic-crash-out-of-champions-league-after-humiliating-defeat-to-lask",
        "published": "2026-08-26T21:00:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Fenerbahce stun Lyon to reach Champions League league phase",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/fenerbahce-stun-lyon-to-reach-champions-league-league-phase-3607893",
        "published": "2026-08-26T21:40:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}