Fenerbahce drew 1-1 at home with Lille in the preliminary round of the Champions League group stage on Tuesday, but the visitors took advantage of their 2-1 win in the first leg to secure a ticket to the next round.
The match almost went to penalty kicks, had it not been for a penalty kick awarded to Lille in the 116th minute, which was executed with nerves by the Canadian international striker Jonathan David, to take his team to the league stage in the new Champions League system, and Mourinho’s team was eliminated from the Champions League in the qualifying stage in a fatal scenario.
Mourinho refused to evade the fans by leaving the field immediately after the referee blew the final whistle of the 120-minute match due to Fenerbahce scoring the lead goal in the 90+1 minute.
Mourinho applauded the Fenerbahce fans for their support throughout the 120 minutes, a scene that was highlighted by Turkish media.
Mourinho commented on his team’s exit from the Champions League preliminary round, saying: “The team tried everything, we tried too, we changed the formation and the players, we changed the way we played as well, the fans saw the team spirit, our fans participated in the spirit of this team, it is better not to talk about the penalty kick because I remember other events that happened to me recently regarding similar topics, only the referee knows why it was a penalty kick, and VAR knows too, but I am proud of my team.”
Source: “Agencies”
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2024-08-14 16:51:37
