Don't let Mourinho hear it! Lille's coach Bruno Genesio made controversial statements about the Fenerbahçe match.

Fenerbahçe, who had a 6-4 advantage in the total score in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, advanced to the third qualifying round. The yellow and navy team was paired with the French representative Lille in this round. Lille coach Bruno Genesio evaluated the match on the club's television.

"FENERBAHÇE STRUGGLED A BIT"

Genesio, who said that Fenerbahçe struggled against Lugano, said, "Matches in the qualifying rounds are always tough. It doesn't matter who the opponent is, whether it's Fenerbahçe or Lugano. Fenerbahçe struggled a bit today; they fell behind first, then came back."

"WE HAVE THE QUALITY TO ADVANCE"

Genesio said that they will do everything to advance in the tournament, "The difference is very small in these matches and everything is determined by details. Therefore, we should go out on the field with high concentration in both matches and push our luck to the fullest. We have enough quality, I have full confidence in my team for both matches."

WHAT DID MOURINHO SAY ABOUT THE MATCH?

Fenerbahçe coach Jose Mourinho, on the Lille match, said, "We didn't work on anything. Of course, I know them from last year. Our only focus was Lugano. We need to take it step by step. We can talk about Lille from now on. We need to study Lille starting from tomorrow. I think I deserve a 2-hour rest by the pool from tomorrow. I understand that Turkish teams struggle against German, French teams. Turkish teams need a bit of luck in the draw, which didn't happen for us in this round. However, it wasn't a lucky draw for Lille either. Fenerbahçe is not an easy draw for them."

WHEN ARE THE LILLE MATCHES?

Fenerbahçe will play the first match against Lille away on Tuesday, August 6th. The second leg of the match will be played at Ülker Stadium on August 13th. The team that advances from the match will move on to the play-off round.