Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce failed to qualify the Champions League.
Jose Mourinho gave a brutally honest assessment about Fenerbahce crashing out of the Champions League following their bruising defeat to Lille.The Turkish giants lost the first-leg 2-1 in France before playing out a 1-1 draw in last night's second-leg, which went into extra-time.grabbed a late goal through an own-goal by Bafode Diakite to force extra-time before Jonathan David scored his team's winner from the spot in the 118th minute.
"We lose economically because the Champions League obviously is an important boost to the club and we lose the chance to play against the biggest teams in the world," heMourinho's Fenerbahce will now enter the Europa League, having failed to qualify for the Champions League. He continued: "You play eight matches, four at home, four away. Against some opponents you only play at home, against some opponents, you only play away. It’s strange, but it is what it is. I think money makes decisions and we have to, to adapt to it.
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