G2 Esports took down Fnatic in the Week four El Clásico matchup of LEC 2026 Versus stage. The win was decisive and sealed the final playoff picture for the split.
The historic rivalry between Europe’s two biggest organizations delivered a one-sided affair. Fnatic struggled from draft through execution as G2 controlled the match from the opening minutes.
The defining moment came when Fnatic grouped multiple members inside a brush against G2’s area-of-effect composition. With Orianna ball placement and follow-up damage from Sivir and Bard, G2 punished the positioning error instantly. The teamfight swing set the tone for the rest of the match.
Fnatic continued to lose fights throughout the mid game. One sequence near blue buff saw them force an engagement with their Azir having just burned both flash and ultimate. The tempo disadvantage made the fight unwinnable before it started.
Caps delivered a standout performance on Orianna. He consistently found angles to land multi-person ultimates and controlled teamfights. On the other side, Fnatic’s midlaner Vladi had a rough showing on Azir and couldn’t generate the damage output his team needed.
The draft phase set Fnatic behind early. Their composition struggled into G2’s picks across multiple lanes. Critics pointed to the early Jhin selection as limiting flexibility in later phases of champion select.
The playoff math
The result completed a chain of outcomes that eliminated Los Ratones from playoff contention. With Week four standings tightly packed and multiple teams sitting at similar records, the Fnatic loss served as the final domino.
LR needed specific results to keep their qualification hopes alive. When Fnatic fell to G2, those scenarios evaporated.
