Jose Mourinho has blamed referee Espen Eskas for Fenerbahce’s defeat after being denied three penalty appeals during the second leg of their Europa League tie against Rangers.
The Turkish outfit lost in a penalty shoot-out to the Scottish side despite winning 2-0 on the night in a tension soaked affair at Ibrox stadium, leaving Mourinho angry after elimination.
Mourinho then criticised the officials, including Eskas calling him arrogant, while bemoaning the VAR for not overruling the referee.
Mourinho Insisted that his team deserves victory. He made reference to his predicament since the 2023 Europa League final defeat to Sevilla while in charge of Roma, which saw him use abusive language towards English referee Anthony Taylor.
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The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager followed Taylor to the stadium car park and called him a disgrace, eventually leading to Mourinho’s four-game ban by Uefa.
Rangers are hoping to salvage their season in Europe after a miserable Scottish Premiership campaign, with former midfielder Barry Ferguson temporarily in charge following the sacking of Philippe Clement.
The two-time runners-up in the competition, will now face Athletic Bilbao in the last eight after winning 3-2 on penalties
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