Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho has surprisingly insisted that his side’s 3-1 home defeat to Rangers on the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night was a good result for his team. Cyriel Dessers gave Rangers the lead after just six minutes before Alexander Djiku equalized for the hosts.

Rangers stun Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce with a superb first-leg win in Istanbul, which gives the Scottish Premiership side an excellent chance of reaching the Europa League quarter-finals.

The Europa League again proved Rangers' sanctuary during a dismal season as they shocked Fenerbahce in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Istanbul.

Cyriel Dessers says Rangers can be proud of their performance in Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League clash with Fenerbahce. The Light Blues stunned Jose Mourinho’s men 3-1 at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in the Round of 16 first leg tie.

Fenerbahçe possess the highest shot conversion rate of any remaining side in the UEFA Europa League this season (16.5%), netting 14 of their 85 attempts on goal. Indeed, they also have the joint-highest, along with AZ and Ajax, xG per shot value in the competition this season of 0.15 (12.37xG).

Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce were beaten at home by Rangers in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 match and the Portuguese coach didn't hold back afterward

Rangers are in Turkey to face Fenerbahce in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League last 16 tie. The match takes place at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on Thursday, March 6. The action gets under way at 5.45pm Irish time. TNT Sports 2 will show the action live, with their coverage starting at 5pm.

A Rangers fan has died in Istanbul ahead of the Scottish club's Europa League match against Fenerbahce on Thursday.