Fenerbahçe Technical Director Jose Mourinho said that they lost the chance to play against important teams in the Champions League and stated, "We can do very good things in the Europa League." The moments when Mourinho got angry at a question asked by a journalist during the press conference became a trending topic on social media. In the second leg of the UEFA Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round, Fenerbahçe drew 1-1 with French representative Lille at home. Yellow-navy blue team, who lost the first leg 2-1, will continue their journey in the Europa League with this result. Fenerbahçe Technical Director Jose Mourinho made evaluations to the press members after the match and said, "I am always honest. I told my players that I am proud of them. We did everything as a team. Tactically, emotionally. We hit the post twice. We missed 3-4 clear chances. Only 1 team deserved to win today. We lost. Champions League is an important support. We lost the chance to play against big teams in the Champions League. We could never win the Champions League. We could never play in the final. Maybe we could beat 1-2 big teams. We lost this chance today. We can do very good things in the Europa League. I am not continuing with the word 'if'." When a journalist asked Mourinho, "What did Fenerbahçe do wrong today?", the Portuguese coach, who got quite angry, replied, "Did you watch the match? How can you still ask this question even though you watched the match?" BECAME A TRENDING TOPICMourinho's reaction to the journalist quickly became a trending topic. Mourinho expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of the referee of the match and stated that only the referee knew about the penalty given.
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