"I believe that we will fight well in the matches against both Portugal and Bulgaria."
Idman.biz reports that this was stated by Aykhan Abbasov, the head coach of the Azerbaijan national team consisting of football players under 21 years old, in his statement to the AFFA press service.
He expressed his opinion about the match against the Portuguese national team in the qualifying round of the European Championship: "The match against Portugal will be our first official match. We will face Portugal away, and then Bulgaria at home. Our first opponent, Portugal, is a very strong team. Currently, 9 players from the U-21 team that participated in the last European Championship are in their squad. They have players who play in big clubs. But we are also preparing well for the match. Facing such big opponents is important for the future of our players. I believe that we will fight well in the matches against both Portugal and Bulgaria."
It should be noted that the Portugal-Azerbaijan match, which will be held on September 5 at the Barcelos city stadium, will start at 22:30 Baku time.
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