Mourinho wants the Turkish Champions League

Eden DzeKo, as he had already done in the first leg when he scored three goals in the 3-4 draw in Switzerland, came to Jose Mourinho’s rescue this Tuesday as Turkish Fenerbahce beat Lugano 2-1 for to advance to the next round of the Champions. League preparation round. On the other hand, Albert Riera’s return with the Slovenian team Celje ended with a 3-0 defeat and elimination from the continent’s top competition.

Dzeko, who has scored nine goals in seven friendly and official matches at the turn of the century for the Turkish side now coached by Mourinhohe scored the goal with which the Ottoman club made the score at 0-1 and put them on the road to qualification.

Fenerbahce will now face France’s Lille. A greater challenge for the Turkish team, which passes without hesitation, between lazy, scared 0-1 at Mohamed Mahmoud after seven minutes, relief from 1-1 of the 38-year-old Bosnian winner during the duel and suffering to 2-1 in the final moments of Sebastian Szymański.

In Bratislava, Albert Rierra’s return to the Celje bench was with a 5-0 defeat, after the score 1-1 in the first leg. The return game was marked by the numerical decline of the Slovenian team, from the 16th minute They had no choice anymore, with Tolic 1-0 (m. 17), Strelec 2-0 (m. 30), 3 -0. for Mak (m. 60), 4-0 again for Strelec (m. 72) and 5-0 for Barseghyan (m. 75).

This Tuesday Qarabag, Apoel Nicosia, Sparta Praga, Ferencvaros and Malmoe have also qualified. It was no surprise when Lincoln Red Imps were eliminated at Gibraltar or the Welsh New Saints. This Wednesday this round will close.

Return results of the previous second round

Karabakh (AZE) 5 – Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) 0 (overall: 7-0)

Petrocub-Hincesti (MDA) 1 – APOEL (CYP) 1 (1-2)

Sparta Prague (CZE) 4 – Shamrock Rovers (IRL) 2 (6-2)

Fenerbahce (TUR) 2 – Lugano (SUI) 1 (6-4)

The New Saints (WAL) 1 – Ferencvaros (HUN) 2 (1-7)

Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 5 – Celje (SVN) 0 (6-1)

KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) 3 – Malmo (SWE) 2 (4-6)

Games for Wednesday, July 31

19.00 hours: RFS (LVA) – Bodø/Glimt (NOR) (0-4)

19.15 hours: Midtjylland (DEN) – UE Santa Coloma (AND) (3-0)

20.00 hours: Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) – FCSB (ROU) (1-1)

8:00 pm: Partizan (SRB) – Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) (2-6)

20.30 hours: Jagiellonia (POL) – Panevėžys (LTU) (4-0)

20:45 hours: Dinamo Minsk (BLR) – Ludogorets (BUL) (0-2)

9:00 pm: Borac Banja Luka (BIH) – PAOK (GRE). (2-3)