Aykhan Abbasov: Games with Portugal and Bulgaria will be an experience for young players

Matches against the national teams of Portugal and Bulgaria will be an experience for young Azerbaijani football players.

This was stated to "Report" by Aykhan Abbasov, the head coach of the Azerbaijani national team consisting of football players under 21 years old.

He spoke about the games that U-21 will hold as part of the European Championship qualifying round:

"We are expecting difficult games against the national teams of Portugal away and Bulgaria at home. Both rivals do not need introduction. Portugal was a participant in the last European Championship among football players under 21 years old. There is a football player of the "Levski" team, which faced "Sabah" in the UEFA Conference League, who may appear in the match against Azerbaijan in the Bulgarian U-21 team. I want to say that both national teams have a team made up of good football players. Games against such teams will be an experience for young Azerbaijani football players. As you know, our young football players have little international experience. But we also want to achieve something, and we have to start somewhere."

A. Abbasov said that younger players were involved in the team's camp:

"Looking at our team today, you can find football players born in 2007. Unfortunately, we don't have much choice. But I trust every one of the called players. I believe that in the current season we will come across young football players who show themselves well in the Premier League or I League, and they will be useful to the team."

It should be noted that U-21 will gather for training camp on September 1. The team will face Portugal in Barcelos on September 5 at 22:30 Baku time, and Bulgaria in Baku on September 9 at 18:00.

The national team, which is in group B, will leave for Portugal on the night of September 2-3.