‘just one group deserved to win’

Fenerbahce supervisor Jose Mourinho says his aspect deserved to win after they have been knocked out of the Europa League on penalties at Rangers.

Objectives in every half of the 90 minutes from Sebastian Szymanski had worn out Rangers’ 3-1 first-leg lead and compelled further time.

Jack Butland then saved two spot kicks as the house aspect gained via to a quarter-final in opposition to Athletic Bilbao.

“We have been the most effective group on the pitch by far!”

A “unhappy” Jose Mourinho reacts to Fenerbahce’s Europa League exit…

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Mourinho felt afterwards that his present aspect have been the one group who ought to have gained.

He mentioned: “We performed a unbelievable match. Just one group performed, just one group scored, just one group deserved to attain extra, just one group deserved to win.

“Just one group [should have] had three penalties that when you don’t get three, you get two. In the event you don’t get two, you get one. In the event you don’t get one out of three, all the things is unusual.

“But it surely’s additionally unusual the way in which we have been knocked out of the Champions League with a VAR penalty on minute 120.”

Mourinho went on to reference earlier controversy, as he introduced up his Roma aspect’s 2023 Europa League ultimate defeat by Sevilla, after which he obtained a four-match ban for his criticism of English referee Anthony Taylor.

Mourinho mentioned: “The one factor that’s nonetheless behind my thoughts is that if all the things that occurred to my group this season in Europe, if it has one thing to do with the Budapest ultimate.

“I need to suppose it has nothing to do with it, it’s simply unhealthy luck, and nothing has to do with that. I need to suppose that method.”

Interim Rangers supervisor Barry Ferguson praised his aspect for conserving their heads regardless of the loss on the evening.

He mentioned: “I really thought we performed properly. The 2 targets we may have performed higher however the one factor I’ve to say, and it’s been levelled in opposition to the gamers, they confirmed character.

“It’s straightforward to really feel sorry for your self however they saved going. And clearly you get into the penalty state of affairs and I assumed we dealt with that very properly.

“The principle goal was to ensure I obtained this membership into the final eight and that’s one thing we’ve performed.

“Don’t underestimate what occurred there. We got here up in opposition to a high group. I knew after final Thursday that this was on no account a performed deal.

“They saved driving on and we confirmed a little bit of mettle.

“I mentioned to them, perhaps some individuals will now begin to suppose these guys have gotten one thing about them. And that was one in all my goals once I got here in to take the job.”