Monchi: “Fenerbahce is a team that will push us”

Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo Monchi, sports director of Spain’s Sevilla, who played for Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Europa League round of 16, said it would be a very difficult tour.

In his assessment to the Spanish press about the match against Fenerbahçe, Monchi stated that “Fenerbahçe is a classic in European football due to its experience and its habit of playing top-level matches. It will be a matchup very similar to PSV Eindhoven. A The rival who is very tough on the field has the support of a very warm crowd that doesn’t shut up throughout the game, they also have players who have the experience of playing games at this level”, he said.

After stating that he always wanted to play the second game at home in tour matches, but that it would not be like that against Fenerbahçe, Monchi said that he hoped to get a good result in the first game to go to Istanbul with more guarantees, and finish with the problem of injuries to footballers like Karim Rekik and Loic Bade.

2008 RECALL

Stating that Fenerbahce has important players such as Szalai, Batshuayi and Altay Bayındır, Monchi said: “It is a team that will put a lot of pressure on us.” he said.

Recalling that Fenerbahçe eliminated Sevilla in the Champions League in the 2007-2008 season, the Spanish sports director said: “Although we achieved a good result in the first game, we had a hard time here and we were eliminated on penalties.” he made the statement.

“With this new format of the UEFA Europa League, there will be very important matches and some important teams that have shown themselves to be the favorites for the cup will be eliminated,” Monchi said. he defended his point of view. (AA)