Mourinho wins in Turkey, says they could've scored four or five | OneFootball

José Mourinho saw his Fenerbahçe triumph 3-1, in the match preceding the encounter with Benfica, counting for the second leg of the Champions League play-off. The Portuguese coach won against Kocaelispor, and at the end of the match he remembered the next clash, crucial for the ambitions of both teams.

"We created several opportunities and could have scored four or five goals", said José Mourinho, about Fenerbahçe's performance against Kocaelispor, regretting the several opportunities missed by his team, which could have been a more comfortable victory.

José Mourinho made many changes to the team, just like Bruno Lage did at Benfica - Tondela, already thinking about this encounter against the eagles. At the end of the match, he was asked to comment on these changes, but he downplayed the situation, explaining that the eagles pose much more difficulties than the Turkish emblem that he defeated last Saturday, August 23.

"The difference was not in the players who played, it was not because Ismail [Yuksek] played instead of Amrabat. What made the difference is that our opponent today was called Kocaelispor and not Benfica", began the Portuguese coach.

Mourinho continued, with more praise for Bruno Lage's team: " With all due respect to our rival, but Benfica is a Champions League team, they play the Champions every year, and Kocaelispor just arrived in the first division of Turkey and will fight to stay".

Talisca, former Benfica, scored in Fenerbahçe's victory. Check out the goal:

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