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Abdullah Zubir was one of the best players on the field in the match between "Qarabag" and "Benfica" in the League stage of the Champions League. The French captain, in addition to attracting attention with his activity throughout the game, made a productive pass for Aleksey Kashchuk's winning goal.
Idman.biz presents an interview of the 33-year-old winger to Sportinfo.az:
- I would like to hear what you felt after the brilliant victory.
- It is a source of pride to win a great victory on the road against a great club. Starting the League stage with a victory is every football player's dream. We won the victory not as an outsider, but without hesitating from the opponent, creating many scoring opportunities. This was the result of months and years of hard work. I am very happy, I don't know what to say.
- What episode was the turning point to change 0:2 in your favor?
- Believing in our strength and not giving up prematurely. We went after "Benfica", showed character, and made them wary of us. After the first goal we scored, the opponent's game started to decline. We took advantage of this advantage and equalized the score. But we had no intention of being satisfied with that. We continued the attacks and scored the winning goal. We achieved our goal by forcing the opponent to make mistakes.
- What were you thinking after the opponent scored the second goal?
- Fighters think about revenge when they are behind in the score. Especially experienced fighters like us. We have faced such situations many times so far, but we have never given up. If we had lost heart after 0:2, we would not have been able to score 3 goals. On the contrary, those goals gave us strength and confidence.
- A score of 2:2 would also be a good result. Were you thinking about 3:2?
- Everyone in the dressing room was thinking about winning during the break. We felt that if we increased the pressure, forced the opponent to make mistakes, we could win. After 2:2, both teams took risks. They also had chances, and so did we. We just played accurately and defended perfectly.
- Local fans raised the white flag and booed "Benfica" in the last minutes. What was the atmosphere like at "Estadio da Luj"?
- It is a pleasure to play in the Champions League, especially in front of full stands. Frankly, I didn't pay much attention to the fans because all my attention was on the field. The stadium itself, the condition of the lawn, the full stands - everything was amazing. I can say that we enjoyed football.
- Can we call this the most important victory of your football career?
- Considering that it is the League stage of Europe's number one club tournament, the name of the opponent and the fact that we won the victory on the road, yes, it is one of the most valuable victories, perhaps the first.
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