Ex-Arsenal hothead Matteo Guendouzi sparks enormous brawl and attacked by fan after heated Champions League tie

MATTEO GUENDOUZI was attacked by furious Lyon players, fans and staff after sparking a mass brawl with his taunting celebrations. The former Arsenal midfielder, 27, went wild after his Fenerbahce side sealed their place in this season’s Champions League. Matteo Guendouzi was attacked by Lyon fans and players Credit: AFP Fans reacted angrily to his taunts after full-time Credit: Getty The mass brawl broke out at the end Credit: AFP Footage from the tunnel shows the chaos unfolding off the pitch Credit: X After a 1-1 draw in Turkey last week, the Super Lig side went 2-0 up in the fiery play-off second leg in France. Despite Malick Fofana pulling one back on the hour mark for Lyon, they could not find the all-important equaliser. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! And Guendouzi – who previously played for Lyon’s rivals Marseille – revelled in the victory. It was reported he flashed a middle finger at the Lyon fans during the warm-up and was accused of shouting “we’re f***ing you” when his side went 2-0 up. Then video footage from full-time showed him holding his arms out in smug celebration. That prompted an angry reaction from the Lyon players, who shoved the smirking midfielder. And plenty of his Fenerbahce team-mates – including Romelu Lukaku and Ederson – rushed over to protect their man. Then a full-on mass brawl broke out between players and backroom staff in dramatic scenes. Most read in Football SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Guendouzi refused to calm down and had to be pulled away by team-mates, before he shouted at the TV camera. But things then got even more violent when Guendouzi headed down the tunnel. Despite his team-mates trying to curb his exuberant celebrations, he continued skipping and waving his arms. Home supporters launched missiles at the big-haired Frenchman – just as they did during the game. He then shouted towards the raging fans in the stand before a man in a white jacket – thought to be a member of Lyon staff in the club tracksuit – approached him and tried to assault him. Tensions boiled over among the home supporters Credit: Getty Guendouzi was targeted with missiles during and after the game Credit: EPA Lyon staff erupted at the former Marseille man Credit: X Ismail Kartal’s side booked their place in the Champions League Credit: Getty Guendouzi and other Fenerbahce players went mad and angrily pinned him against the wall, with Ederson in the thick of the fight and security holding players back to stop punches being thrown. More video footage from inside the tunnel showed further Lyon staff members needing to be calmed down amid the vitriolic anger. Guendouzi was hailed by various Marseille fans on social media for his antics and wrecking Lyon’s Champions League dreams. Fenerbahce will learn their league phase fate in Thursday’s eagerly-anticipated draw. Ismail Kartal’s side also features ex-Prem players N’Golo Kante, Mason Greenwood, Nelson Semedo, Caglar Soyuncu, Nathan Ake and Marco Asensio. Comment now