Fenerbahce Draws With Lyon, Viking Stavanger Holds Dinamo Zagreb
· Sports · Sportstar, BBC Sport
Lois Openda opened the scoring for Lyon with a header in Istanbul, but Mason Greenwood equalised for Fenerbahce shortly after half-time to seal a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Champions League play-off first leg. In another fixture, Norwegian club Viking Stavanger recovered from a two-goal deficit against Dinamo Zagreb to finish 2-2. Dion Beljo and Mateo Lisica had put Zagreb ahead within the opening 10 minutes before Peter Christiansen and Zlatko Tripic pulled Viking level by the break. Elsewhere, Levski Sofia and AEK Athens played out a goalless draw in Bulgaria. The second leg fixtures are scheduled for August 25 and 26.
Why it matters
The playoff results leave qualification for the lucrative Champions League league phase wide open ahead of the decisive second legs next week.
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