Jose Mourinho: There is a system dominated by one team

In the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, Fenerbahçe will host Scottish side Rangers. Ahead of the match, Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho gave an exclusive interview to TNT Sports from the UK press.

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The Portuguese manager emphasized that he is working at a very big club and that they are working to end Galatasaray's dominance in Turkey, stating the following:

"I am a better and more experienced manager than in the past. My players, my management, and our fans are at the forefront for me, rather than myself. Of course, I have changed physically, but I can say that I am in a better position as a coach right now.

The competition here is not just football competition. There is a system dominated by one team. I smell something bad. It doesn't smell like a very nice perfume. Fenerbahçe wants to break Galatasaray's dominance.

"IT MAKES OUR JOB VERY DIFFICULT"

But this is not football dominance, it is system dominance. And that makes our job very difficult. I am working for a very big and clean football club. I am at a club that is fighting to win and to clean up the league.

I know Barry Ferguson's playing career better than his coaching career. I know that it will be harder to be an opponent against a team coached by Barry than the previous manager.

"RANGERS WILL DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN"

Rangers' previous manager lost too much time and too many points with his philosophy. The league is over for Rangers. That's why I think they will put everything they have into winning the UEFA Europa League, which is the only trophy they can win.

When you look at the other two English teams in the Europa League (Manchester United, Tottenham) and Athletic Bilbao, we see that they are very high-level clubs.

"IF WE MAKE IT TO THE LAST 8, WE CAN START DREAMING"

There are very big teams in this tournament, but now we have to think about Rangers. If we make it to the last eight, we can start dreaming a little bit. But right now, there are still 16 teams in the cup and a long way to go."