Making a statement at the press conference held after the match played at Ülker Stadium, Sage stated that both teams played a good game.
Stating that they did not make any extra defense against Fenerbahçe, the French coach said, “Both teams played a good game. The competitiveness was quite high. We played as we always played, there was no change. We always play to win. We aimed to play attack-oriented. “We played more reasonably than the last two matches in our league. We had an opponent who played more carefully and we played a game that suited them.” he said.
Explaining that they did their best during the match, Sage said:
“There were professional players on the field. I found their relations with each other good, they were positive. I tried to manage the match as much as I could. We had a few opportunities, we tried to take advantage of them. A lot of cards were shown due to the fight. It was not an easy match.”
Sage added that Kumbedi did not act deliberately in the situation between him and Szymanski.