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Jose Mourinho already getting ruthless at Fenerbahce after dropping three players for Champions League clash

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Published 16:50 29 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Jose Mourinho already getting ruthless at Fenerbahce after dropping three players for Champions League clash

Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce face Lugano in a Champions League qualifier.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

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Jose Mourinho is set to ring the changes when Fenerbahce resume their Champions League qualifying campaign.

Fenerbahce beat Lugano 4-3 in their Champions League second qualifying round clash last week.

The Turkish giants welcome their Swiss counterparts to the Sukru Saracoglu tomorrow night in the return fixture.

And despite beating their opponents in the first-leg, Mourinho is set to ruthlessly make not one but THREE changes to his side.

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According to Mackolik, Ryan Kent, Rade Krunic and Jayden Oosterwolde are all set to be dropped from the starting XI.

Kent, Krunic and Oosterwolde all started Fenerbahce's victory over Lugano.

Kent, formerly of Liverpool and Bristol City, and Krunic, who joined the club from AC Milan, were subjected to intense criticism from fans and critics alike following the first-leg in Switzerland.

But they will start from the bench on Tuesday, per the report, who claim Oguz Aydin, Ismail Yuksek and Ferdi Kadioglu will replace the trio.

Ryan Kent in action for Fenerbahce. Image: Getty
Ryan Kent in action for Fenerbahce. Image: Getty

Lugano took the lead against Fenerbahce in the first-leg as Mourinho's team hit back through an Edin Dzeko hat-trick.

Kadioglu also got on the score-sheet after entering the fray as a substitute.

Speaking after their victory, Mourinho wasn't happy with conceding a goal from a set-piece.

"A seven-goal game is thrilling for the fans, but from a coaching perspective, conceding three goals is problematic," he said.

"I didn't like conceding a goal from a set-piece, the second goal was an easy shot and the third was not fair play, they should have given us the ball and they didn't."

Mourinho, who was appointed in the summer, will be tasked with bringing silverware to Fenerbahce, who lost out on the league title last season to arch rivals Galatasaray.

Even though they lost just one league game, Fenerbahce finished three points behind Galatasaray in the Super Lig.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Jose Mourinho, Champions League, Fenerbahce, Football

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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