Today, the main stage starts in the UEFA Champions League. Sport24.az reports that after 8 years, the Azerbaijani representative will also compete in this round of the prestigious tournament.
As in 2017, "Qarabag", which is among the giants of Europe, will be a guest of "Benfica" in Lisbon today.
The starting whistle of the match will be heard at 23:00 Baku time.
It should be noted that "Qarabag" will play 8 matches in the main stage of the Champions League, 4 of which will be at home and 4 away. The "Stallions" will face "Athletic" (Spain), "Napoli" (Italy) and "Liverpool" (England) away. "Copenhagen" (Denmark), "Chelsea" (England), "Ajax" (Netherlands) and "Eintracht" (Germany) will face each other in Baku.
Champions League
League stage, 1st round
23:00. "Benfica" (Portugal) - "Qarabag" (Azerbaijan)
Referees: Erik Lambrechts, Jo De Weirdt and Kevin Monteny (Belgium)
Lisbon. "Estadio da Luz"