Report.az
The return match of "Sabah", representing Azerbaijan in the Europa League, against "Celje" in Slovenia in the first qualifying round was remarkable with a hat-trick.
"Report" reports with reference to the press service of the Professional Football League that the football player of the Baku club, Coy Lens Mikels, scored 3 goals against the home team's goal.
The 31-year-old German striker became the 5th football player to score a hat-trick in European cups in the squad of Azerbaijani clubs. Before Mikels, 4 football players had achieved this. Badri Kvaratskhelia and Olavio Juninho distinguished themselves in the Champions League, Ernest Nfor and Teo Weeks in the Europa League. Mikels is the author of the 3rd hat-trick in this tournament. He is the second player to achieve this away.
UEFA Champions League
2000/2001 season
Badri Kvaratskhelia – 19.07.2000. "Shamkir" – "Skonto" (Latvia) – 4:1 (extra time)
2024/2025 season
Olavio Juninho – 30.07.2024. "Qarabag" - "Lincoln" (Gibraltar) – 5:0
UEFA Europa League
2014/2015 season
Ernest Nfor – 07.08.2014. "Chikhura" (Georgia) – "Neftchi" – 2:3
2015/2016 season
Teo Weeks – 30.06.2015. "Gabala" – "Samtredia" (Georgia) – 5:1
2025/2026 season
Coy Lens Mikels – 17.07.2025. "Celje" (Slovenia) – "Sabah" – 3:3 (extra time)
It should be noted that "Sabah", who lost 2:3 at home, won with the same result in 90 minutes of the away match, but said goodbye to the Europa League with the goal conceded in extra time and will compete in the Conference League.
