Fenerbahçe beat Slavia Prague after three consecutive games without a win in the Europa League

The Portuguese coach’s team defeated Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic after three consecutive games without a win in the Europa League

After three consecutive European games without a win – 1-1 draws with Twente and Manchester United , and a defeat against AZ Alkmaar (1-3) on the last matchday – José Mourinho’s Fenerbahçe won by the narrowest of margins at Slavia Prague (2-1).

The Portuguese coach’s team even started to lose in the seventh minute of the match, thanks to a low cross from Provod , finished by Chory , but the response came in the 35th minute, with Dzeko , with a pass from Szymanski , scoring a great goal, at the edge of the penalty area.

The Czechs briefly celebrated another goal seven minutes later, but the refereeing team decided to disallow the goal due to positional offside, a decision that caused controversy for the visitors. Near the end, En-Nesyri, who had just come on, only had to tap in after Tadic ‘s assist in the 85th minute to give the Turks the three points.

With this triumph, the second-placed team in the Turkish league rises to 15th place in the Europa League league phase , while their opponents this Thursday fall out of the play-off zone , to 26th place, behind FC Porto and SC Braga .