Fenerbahce will face Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday, July 20 in the second qualifying round.
The Portuguese coach of the yellow-dark blue team held a press conference at Jorge Jesus Miejski Stadium.
EXPLANATIONS OF JORGE JESUS:
A very experienced opponent in the Champions League came out to us in the draw. I know them well. I played against them last year. We want to respond to their quality. 80 percent of our opponent’s players are Ukrainian National Team players. My team and I have been working with the team for about 4-5 weeks. Little by little we get to know each other. We are trying to create a quality team with positive thinking. Our opponent Dynamo Kyiv has been playing together for 5 years. We have been working together for 4-5 weeks.
“I HOPE WE CAN’T TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS”
Expressing that they want to play a match within a sportive framework, Jesus said, “We know what happened in Ukraine. The whole world knows. I hope tomorrow’s match will be within a sporting framework. We all respect it. But I hope different things are not discussed.
Lucescu is a symbol among foreign teachers. He shows his quality in every team he goes to. He is very experienced in the Champions League, just like me. I see both teams at roughly the same level.
MIN JAE COMMENT
The Kim Min-jae thing came as a surprise to me as well. The interested club is using the exit clause in their contract. It was heavy for us. We also trust the other players in the team, but we cannot ignore Min-jae’s talents.
Many players in Fenerbahçe did not play in the Champions League. Fenerbahçe has not been in the Champions League for a long time. This may be an advantage for Kyiv, but I think we can surprise them tomorrow if we show how willing we are.
EXPLANATIONS OF ATTILA SZALAI:
We look forward to tomorrow’s game. We had a good preparation period. We are ready for this game. As I said, we are looking forward to our first official match.
Everyone knows that the Champions League is very important to us. We want to stay in groups. We have big goals this season