Europa League: Fenerbahce and Mourinho start with victory

Star coach Jose Mourinho has made a successful start to the Europa League with his new club Fenerbahce Istanbul. The traditional Turkish club won 2-1 (1-0) against the Belgian representative Union Saint-Gilloise on Thursday evening and collected the first three points in the new league format.

Caglar Söyüncü (26th) and Christian Burgess (82nd, own goal) scored for Istanbul, Ross Sykes (90th + 3) shortened the score late. The Turks started the game poorly and were lucky when Franjo Ivanovic hit the post (17th). After taking the lead, Fenerbahce appeared more confident and had little trouble.

Mac Allister looks red

The red card for Union defender Kevin Mac Allister (73.), the older brother of Argentina’s world champion Alexis Mac Allister, gave Fenerbahce additional security. In a wild final phase, Bright Osayi-Samuel conceded a penalty and was shown a yellow-red card (90′). Dominik Livakovic parried and was beaten shortly afterwards.