Lausanne – Lyon must play their next Champions League match behind closed doors after losing an appeal, UEFA announced on Friday.
The punishment was originally handed down in August following scenes of gang violence ahead of a Europa League home game against CSKA Moscow in March.
Lyon, who opened their Champions League campaign with a surprise victory at Manchester City on Wednesday, will face Shakhtar Donetsk in an empty Parc OL stadium on October 2.
The ban also includes a second match behind closed doors if there is further trouble and a 100,000 euro ($117,000) fine.
It stems from a Europa League return leg in March, where Lyon lost 3-2 on the night and went out on away goals. Before the game, a group of 100 hooded black-clad fans pelted police. One man was later sentenced to 18 months in jail and others receive suspended sentences.
CLEVELAND — Thursday night football turned into a Baker’s Special for the Cleveland Browns.
Rookie Baker Mayfield entered for his debut late in the second quarter and brought the Browns back from a 14-0 deficit to prevail 21-17, snapping a 19-game winless streak dating back to Dec. 24, 2016 — a span of 635 days.
The top pick in this year’s draft, Mayfield went 17 for 23 for 201 yards passing and remarkably caught the two-point conversion that tied the game at 14 with 42 seconds left in the third quarter.
Mayfield entered the game late in the first half after Tyrod Taylor left the game with a concussion and the Jets ahead by two touchdowns.
He guided the Browns to a field goal on his first drive, another field goal after fellow first-round pick Denzel Ward forced and recovered a fumble, then led the Browns on a seven-play, 69-yard touchdown drive to make the score 14-12.
A successful two-point conversion came after offsetting penalties gave the Browns a second try. Mayfield lined up in the slot left. Running back Duke Johnson took a direct snap, ran right and pitched to Jarvis Landry, who threw to an open Mayfield in the corner of the end zone to tie the game at 14.
The play was similar to Philly Special, a pass to quarterback Nick Foles that the Eagles used to win the Super Bowl.
The touchdown was set up by a 29-yard pass from Mayfield to Landry that was both an excellent throw and catch. Carlos Hyde followed with a 1-yard touchdown.
After the Jets retook the lead with a field goal in the fourth quarter, another 1-yard run from Hyde gave the Browns the lead for good.
Baker Mayfield completed his first three passes, including a 14-yarder to Jarvis Landry upon entering Thursday night’s game vs. the Jets late in the first half. Joe Robbins/Getty Images
Taylor had a rough first half, as the Jets frequently had free rushers coming at him. He went 4-for-14 passing for 19 yards and was sacked three times.
He threw incomplete on his last pass, which set up a 45-yard field goal by Greg Joseph, who was signed Monday to replace Zane Gonzalez. The field goal cut the Jets’ lead to 14-3.
Mayfield became the first of the last six No. 1 quarterback picks to come off the bench and lead his team to a score, according to ESPN Stats & Information. JaMarcus Russell, Alex Smith, Eli Manning, Mike Vick and Tim Couch all failed to score.
Cleveland selected Mayfield with the No. 1 pick in April’s draft after he won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma. In his senior season, Mayfield threw for 4,627 yards with 43 touchdowns and six interceptions in 14 games as the Sooners went 12-2 and won the Big 12.
RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks expect to have linebackers Bobby Wagner and Mychal Kendricks available for Sunday’s home opener against the Dallas Cowboys, coach Pete Carroll said.
Wagner, Seattle’s All-Pro middle linebacker, is practicing Wednesday after missing the team’s Monday night loss to the Chicago Bears with a groin injury. K.J. Wright, who has missed the first two games following arthroscopic knee surgery, is not practicing.
Kendricks is appealing an NFL suspension that was handed down for his involvement in insider trading. He pleaded guilty to charges two weeks ago and was signed by Seattle (0-2) last Friday as a reinforcement with Wagner and Wright injured.
The NFL typically informs teams early in the week if a player is going to be suspended.
“He’s playing this week,” Carroll said of Kendricks. “That’s what I know.”
Asked if he expects Kendricks to be suspended soon, Carroll said: “I don’t know. I don’t know what to tell you on that one. Really, we haven’t been in a back-and-forth conversation about that yet.”
Center Justin Britt’s status is uncertain due to what Carroll called a sore shoulder that he suffered late in the Bears game while diving for a loose ball. Carroll was hopeful that right guard D.J. Fluker (hamstring) and cornerback Tre Flowers (hamstring) will be available against Dallas (1-1).
He had no update on when receiver Doug Baldwin might be back from the MCL injury that kept him out Monday night and the second half of the opener in Denver.
“Doug had a good weekend,” Carroll said. “He’s real positive about it, but there’s nothing to say about when he’s returning at this point.”
Kendricks started at weakside linebacker for Wright on Monday night and finished with three tackles, a sack and a pass breakup in Seattle’s 24-17 loss. He played 54 of 66 defensive snaps as the Seahawks spelled him on occasion with a three-safety look given that he had so little time — only practicing twice with the team last week — to learn their defense.
“He did a really nice job,” Carroll said. “He missed one huge opportunity on the sideline when he went for an interception on the flat route, but other than that he did a good job. He blitzed well, he covered well, he ran to the football well. Coming brand new into our game [last week], he did a great job. I was really pleased.”
Asked if the Seahawks feel a sense of urgency heading into Sunday’s game at CenturyLink Field, Carroll said “heck yeah,” but added that they feel that way every week.
“It’s obvious that we need to get kick-started,” Carroll said, “and this is the best place to do that.”
