In the fifth round of the Europa League, the victory of the will also have gone unnoticed Fenerbahce 2-1 against them Slavia Praguebut not for everyone. Jose Mourinhocoach of the Turkish team, made some statements after the match after the comeback triumph which allowed him to place himself in 15th place in the standings. Just one point behind Manchester United and with three games still available to try to get into the top eight.
The declaration. “The players were really fantastic. In the first half we made some defensive errors, and the opponents could have scored the second goal. However, in the second half of the match we found the balance. The opponents played to man, and as the minutes their intensity decreased. We exploited our cards.”
Continuing with the analysis: “Managing this match wasn’t easy. Some players had yellow cards, there were no midfielders or defenders on the bench. It was difficult for the players to keep their balance. I’m happy with the attitude of my team.”
The future now depends on Fenerbahce, between Athletic, Lyon and Midtjylland Special One absolutely wants avoid a vertical collapse: “Now our fate depends on us. Except for the match against Saint-Gilloise, all the others were difficult. We got 4 points in 3 away games. It’s a positive situation, better than 3 draws in 3 games. We’re halfway there We will decide our fate in Kadıköy. Now we have to focus on the championship, because we have an important match.”
The ranking
1. Lazio 13 (+9)
2. Ath. Bilbao 13 (+7)
3. Eintracht Frankfurt 13 (+5)
4. Galatasaray 11 (+4)
5. Anderlecht 11 (+4)
6. Ajax 10 (+10)
7. Lyon 10 (+7)
8. Rangers 10 (+6)
9. Tottenham 10 (+4)
10. FCSB 10 (+2)
11. Ferencvaros 9 (+6)
12. Manchester United 9 (+3)
13. Plzen 9 (+2)
14. Olympiacos 8 (+2)
15. Fenerbahce 8 (0)
16. Real Sociedad 7 (+1)
17. Bodo/Glimt 7 (0)
18. Braga 7 (0)
19. Alkmaar 7 (0)
20. Midtjylland 7 (0)
21. Rome 6 (0)
22. Besiktas 6 (-6)
23. Porto 5 (0)
24. Royale Union SG 5 (-1)
25. Hoffenheim 5 (-3)
26. Slavia Prague 4 (-1)
27. PAOK 4 (-3)
28. Elfsborg 4 (-4)
29, Twente 3 (-3)
30, Malmoe 3 (-6)
31. M. Tel Aviv 3 (-7)
32. Qarabag 3 (-9)
33. Ludogorets 2 (-5)
34. RFS 2 (-6)
35. Nice 2 (-7)
36. Dynamo Kiev 0 (-11)