Mourinho rates Feyenoord and Fenerbahçe's chances equally

Mourinho sat down in the Feyenoord press room with mixed feelings. He was devastated by the news that his former captain Jorge Costa had died unexpectedly in Porto on Tuesday at the age of 53. The coach was, however, happy to be in the Netherlands "for the umpteenth time" and to play against Feyenoord. "It's wonderful to be able to play in this stadium. I already felt that way when I played here with Barcelona in the 1997 European Cup Winners' Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain. And it will be the same again now."

Mourinho praised his colleague Robin van Persie's Feyenoord. "They're good at selling players and always manage to find good replacements," said Mourinho, who has followed Feyenoord closely. "They're immediately replacing Dávid Hancko and Igor Paixão. That's impressive. I wish Van Persie all the best. Not on Wednesday in Rotterdam. Not next week in Istanbul. But otherwise, yes."