9th duel of Azerbaijani and Romanian clubs: 1 victory in 8 games - RESEARCH

The "Qarabag" - FCSB match, which will be held in the VII round of the League stage of the UEFA Europa League, will be the 9th match of Azerbaijani and Romanian representatives in European Cups. According to "Report", the first such match took place in 1998. "Dinamo" (Baku) team faced "Arces" (Pitesti) in the I qualifying round of the UEFA Cup (current Europa League). In the away match, the Romanians won with a score of 5:1. The opponent was also happy in the meeting in Baku - 2:0. 10 years later, in 2008, "Neftchi" faced "Vaslui" in the III qualifying round of the same tournament. Winning at home (2:1), the white-blacks failed to achieve the necessary result in Romania - 0:2. In 2017, "Zira" clarified relations with "Astra" in the II qualifying round of the Europa League. Losing 1:3 away, the "eagles" agreed to a goalless draw in Baku. Finally, in 2019, "Sabail" faced "Universitatya" (Craiova) in the I qualifying round of this tournament. The "Sailors" lost both matches with a score of 2:3. Thus, having won only one match, Azerbaijani clubs have seen 19 goals in their goal in these matches and have only found their way to the opponent's goal 8 times. It should be noted that the "Qarabag" - FCSB match of the VII round of the League stage of the UEFA Europa League will be held on January 23 at 21:45 at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium. In the tournament table, the Azerbaijani champion is 33rd with 3 points, and FCSB is 10th with 11 points.