Sport24.az
"Qarabag" has included 2 members of the club's academy in the application for the matches against Ireland's "Shelbourne" in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League (CL). Sport24.az reports that the 24-man list includes 16-year-old defender Amin Rzayev and 18-year-old midfielder Hikmat Jabrayilzade, who participated in the training camp in Austria at the request of head coach Gurban Gurbanov.
In return, 2 more players who participated in the same training camp - defender Habib Gadimov and midfielder Mehdi Mutallimli are not included in the application.
Nail Karimov, the manager of the "Qarabag" academy, commented on the issue in his statement to Telegraf: "These two football players have been given a chance now. They showed themselves well during the training camp. But this does not mean that others will not get such a chance. It is possible that Mehdi Mutallimli and Habib Gadimov will also be included in the application in the future."
It should be noted that Amin Rzayev set a record in the match against "Sumgayit" in the XXXIII round of the 2024/2025 season of the Azerbaijan Premier League. He became the youngest football player to debut in the Premier League at the age of 15 years and 204 days.
The first match between "Qarabag" and "Shelbourne" will take place on July 23 in Ireland at 22:45 Baku time. The return match, which will be held on July 30 at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, will start at 20:00.
