José Mourinho is well known for his sense of provocation! While the Fenerbahçe is preparing to face Benfica in the Champions League dams, the “special One” delivered a declaration full of irony, launching, what can be called, a lost ball at the OGC Nice.
Present in the face of the press as the dam match approaches, the Portuguese coach explained that he would have preferred to face the gym rather than the SLB. “” I would have preferred to face Nice that Benfica, only because Benfica is better. Otherwise, I prefer to go to Lisbon, I prefer to stay in a hotel near the pastéis de Belém He said.
Opposed to Benfica in a preliminary tour of the Champions League, the OGC Nice did not look good. The Aiglons bowed 2-0 against the Portuguese during the round trips, thus allowing Bruno Lage men to access the dams of the competition.
José Mourinho does not admit himself!
Before facing the Benfica, the Fenerbahçe by José Mourinho was able to come to the end of the Dutch of Feyenoord. After losing the meeting to go 2-0, the Turks then won 5-2 during the home return match. While Benfica seems to be the big favorite of this double confrontation, the former coach of AS Roma refuses to allocate this status to the Portuguese club although he admits that Benfica has certain capacities superior to those of Fenerbahçe.
“” In principle, I refuse to say that Benfica is the favorite. But this is only a question of principle, because obviously, I recognize their capacity, their quality, their experience He says. “The fact that the second match is played out at home … There are a number of factors that place Benfica at a level higher than ours. But, in principle, out of respect for myself and without any lack of respect for our opponent, I refuse to say that we have no chance of passing. We will give everything in these two matches to try, to try to qualify for the group phase Adds Mourinho.
As a reminder, the first leg will take place this Wednesday evening at 9 p.m. The return match will be played on Wednesday August 27.
