Matteo Guendouzi and Mason Greenwood banned and fined five-figure fees after mass brawl

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Matteo Guendouzi and Mason Greenwood have both been hit with UEFA punishments following the chaotic scenes that marred Fenerbahce’s win over Lyon.The pair’s Turkish side booked their place in the league phase of the Champions League after a 2-1 victory against Lyon 2-1 last month.Greenwood and Guendouzi were both disciplined for their anticsGettyEx-Arsenal midfielder Guendouzi – who also used to play for Marseille – later sparked chaotic scenes as he celebrated by baiting the fans of his former Ligue 1 rivals.talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan argued that the Frenchman must feel the weight of the football laws for his ‘antagonistic’ behaviour.And now UEFA have confirmed that both Guendouzi and fellow Marseille alum Greenwood have both been hit with punishments.Guendouzi and Greenwood banned after brawlUEFA have announced that Guendouzi has received a four-match European ban – with two of those games suspended.Additionally, the 27-year-old has been fined 50,000 euros (£43,000).UEFA revealed that he was punished for ‘insulting others present at the match, provoking spectators and for violating the basic rules of decent conduct’.Meanwhile, Greenwood – who only arrived at Fenerbahce from Marseille this summer – was penalised for ‘violating the basic rules of decent conduct’.The 24-year-old Englishman was handed a one-match suspended ban which, like Guendouzi’s, is subject to a probationary period of one year’, and he was also fined 30,000 euros (£26,000).Furthermore, both Fenerbahce and Lyon were fined 50,000 euros for their respective teams ‘violating the general and basic rules of conduct’.Lyon’s Tolisso wasn’t having any of Guendouzi’s anticsGettyThe midfielder was all too happy to wind up Lyon’s fansGettyWhy did Guendouzi taunt Lyon fans?Guendouzi, who played for Marseille between 2021 and 2024, claimed Lyon fans were taunting him with ‘insults’ about his family.“If we can’t celebrate the way we want afterward, I find that disappointing,” he added.“When you have 60,000 people insulting your family, your mother, your children, even before the game and no-one on the referee’s side tells the crowd to be quiet.“I know that in France, when this kind of thing happens, there comes a point where they’ll talk to the fans to stop and maybe stop the match.”Guendouzi will now miss Fenerbahce’s opening two Champions League league phase fixtures against Roma and Aston Villa.