i am curious to see how fenerbahçe will perform against benfica tonight, and i think it could affect their position in the super league.
according to the betting odds, benfica looks like the favorite, and they are expected to advance to the next round, but this is soccer, and anything can happen.
let's say fenerbahçe manages to draw or win in the first round. they will place a lot of importance on the second round, and as a result, they may not give the necessary attention to the super league match between the two benfica matches. this could lead to them ending up in a bad position in the super league.
The quality difference is obvious. Plus, the good thing for Fenerbahce is that they look better than almost all teams in Europa, there aren't that many teams that can rival Fenerebahce there. So it's clear that if they go down to Europa, then they are going to end up with a lot of success there.
Yes, it is less money that part is true, but that doesn't mean that money is everything, they seem to have enough to buy some players as we have seen, so it means they just need to focus on success. If they play at UCL then they will be beaten a lot, but if they play at Europa there is a chance that they can win the whole thing. Would be very tough of course, but at least we know they will certainly be out of top 24, but the real trouble would be further into the season when it's elimination game.