Quote from: xzone on Today at 07:35:47 PM

Quote from: karabiber on Today at 06:13:36 PM

Feyenoord and Fenerbahçe will meet in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the Champions League. Feyenoord lost important players in the preparation period. Fenerbahçe, on the other hand, added a star like Jhon Duran. Also, Mourinho has usually succeeded in his second year in charge. This season his idea of Fenerbahçe will be clearer.

Feyenoord were involved in scoring matches in the friendlies. Fenerbahçe, on the other hand, beat Lazio in their last match. Feyenoord are likely to play with pace at home. Fenerbahçe will respond to this tempo with their attacking power. I can already tell that it will be a back and forth scoreline. Fenerbahçe is very close to making a surprise in this match.

I don't think Fenerbahçe is ready for the season. Their performance in friendly matches wasn't bad, but when it comes to Champions League matches, there's always a chance for a team to falter. This is one of the biggest problems with Turkish teams. If this had been a friendly, they might have easily won, but I think Fenerbahçe will struggle in this match.
I hope I'm wrong about this and Fenerbahçe wins this match to advance to the next round. I want to see a team that's successful in Europe now

Your point is really correct. A team performance shouldn't be rate based on there performance on friendly matches because this can really be misleading. The pressure a team put in friendly match is quite different from the one they put in normal leagues. Fenerbahce has what it takes to win however Turkish team has been having issues when it comes to steady win on normal leagues like champions league. I am really wishing they should be able to win this time to prove many wrong.